Matthew 23
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Matthew 23:18-22

18And you say, ‘WhoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the 1offeringG1435 that is on it is obligatedG3784.’ 19You blindG5185 menG5185, 2whichG5101 is 3moreG3173 importantG3173, the 4offeringG1435 orG2228 the altarG2379 that sanctifiesG37 the 5offeringG1435? 20ThereforeG3767, the one who swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, swearsG3660 both by 6the altarG2379 and by everythingG3956 on it. 21And the one who swearsG3660 by the 7templeG3485, swearsG3660 both by 8the templeG846 and by Him who 9dwellsG2730 in it. 22And the one who swearsG3660 by 10heavenG3772, 11swearsG3660 both by the throneG2362 of GodG2316 and by Him who sitsG2521 upon it.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 23:18 Or gift ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 23:19 Ex 29:37 ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 23:19 Lit greater ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 23:20 Lit it ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 23:21 Lit it ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 23:21 1 Kin 8:13; Ps 26:8; 132:14 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 23:22 I.e., an indirect reference to God ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 23:22 Is 66:1; Matt 5:34 ↩

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