Matthew 23:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

New Living Translation
When you swear ‘by the altar,’ you are swearing by it and by everything on it.

English Standard Version
So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

Berean Study Bible
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

New American Standard Bible
Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.

NASB 1995
"Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.

NASB 1977
“Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.

Amplified Bible
Therefore, whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, swears both by it and by everything [offered] on it.

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.

Contemporary English Version
Anyone who swears by the altar also swears by everything on it.

Good News Translation
So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
To swear an oath by the altar is to swear by it and by everything on it.

International Standard Version
Therefore, the one who swears an oath by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

NET Bible
So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

New King James Version
Therefore he who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

King James 2000 Bible
Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things thereon.

New Heart English Bible
He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

World English Bible
He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

American King James Version
Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things thereon.

American Standard Version
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

A Faithful Version
Therefore, the one who swears by the altar swears by it, and by all things that are upon it.

Darby Bible Translation
He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

English Revised Version
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who so therfore sweareth by the aulter, sweareth by it, and by all thynges theron.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Therfore who so sweareth by the altare, sweareth by the same, and by all that is theron:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Whosoever therfore sweareth by ye aultre sweareth by it and by all yt there on is.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He therefore who swore by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it;

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore the one having sworn by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

Young's Literal Translation
'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

Smith's Literal Translation
Therefore, he having sworn by the altar, swears by it, and by all above it.

Literal Emphasis Translation
He who therefore having sworn by the altar swears by it and by all things that are on top of it.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whoever swears therefore by the altar swears by it and by everything that is upon it.

Lamsa Bible
Therefore he who swears by the altar, he swears by it and by everything that is on it.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all that is on it.

Godbey New Testament
Therefore the one swearing by the altar, swears by it, and by all things which are on it.

Haweis New Testament
Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things that are upon it.

Mace New Testament
whoever swears by the altar, swears not only by the altar, but by every thing upon it.

Weymouth New Testament
He who swears by the altar swears both by it and by everything on it;

Worrell New Testament
He, therefore, who swears by the altar swears by it and by all things on it;

Worsley New Testament
He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it:
















Matthew 23:19
Top of Page
Top of Page