Therefore if thou shalt bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother hath aught against thee;

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

And whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it.

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.