Parallel Verses
Webster
And whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Again you say, "Whoever swears an oath by the altar is excused, but whoever swears by the gift that is on it must keep his oath.'
A Conservative Version
And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift upon it, he is obligated.
American Standard Version
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
And [you say], whoever takes an oath 'by the Altar,' it does not [really] mean anything, but whoever takes an oath 'by the gift on the Altar,' he is obligated to [fulfill] the oath.
Anderson New Testament
And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gift that is on it, becomes a debtor.
Bible in Basic English
And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.
Common New Testament
And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound by his oath.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
again, if any one swear by the altar he is under no engagement but if he swear by the gift that is upon it, he is bound thereby.
Darby Translation
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.
Godbey New Testament
And, Whosoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever may swear by the gift upon it, is debtor.
Goodspeed New Testament
You say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it does not matter, but if anyone swears by the offering that is on it, it is binding.'
John Wesley New Testament
And whosoever shall swear by the altar, ye say, it is nothing: but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound.
Julia Smith Translation
And, Whoever should swear by the altar, it is nothing; and whoever should swear by the gift above it, he is indebted.
King James 2000
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is bound.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gift [that is] on it is bound [by his oath].'
Modern King James verseion
And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is a debtor!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And, 'Whosoever sweareth by the altar it is nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the offering that lieth on the altar offendeth.'
Moffatt New Testament
You say again, 'Swear by the altar, and it means nothing; but swear by the gift upon it, and the oath is binding.'
Montgomery New Testament
"You say, too, that whoever swears by the offering that is upon it, his oath is binding.
NET Bible
And, 'Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing. But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.'
New Heart English Bible
'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
Noyes New Testament
And, Whoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, is bound.
Sawyer New Testament
If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound.
The Emphasized Bible
And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And again, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, it is binding.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You say, too, 'If any one swears by the altar, his oath counts for nothing, but, if any one swears by the offering placed on it, his oath is binding on him'!
Weymouth New Testament
And you say, "'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is bound by the oath.'
Williams New Testament
You say, 'Whoever swears by the altar is not duty-bound, but whoever swears by the offering on the altar is duty-bound!'
World English Bible
'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
Worrell New Testament
'And whosoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor!'
Worsley New Testament
And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound.
Youngs Literal Translation
And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!
Themes
Altar » In the tabernacle » Sanctified everything that touched it
Altar of burnt-offering » The jews condemned for swearing lightly by
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Oaths » The jews » Fell into many errors respecting
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
17 Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18 And whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?