Matthew 23:20 · Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:20 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 23:20 in Other Translations
| KJV | Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. |
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| WEB | He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. |
| ASV | He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. |
| YLT | ‘He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it; |
| WBT | Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it. |
| DBY | He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it. |
Commentary on Matthew 23:20
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 23:20–22
Whose therefore shall swear by the altar, &c.--See on Mat 5:33-37.
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Questions about Matthew 23:20
What does Matthew 23:20 say?
Matthew 23:20 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “‘He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;” Read it in the full context of Matthew 23, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 23:20 found in the Bible?
Matthew 23:20 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 23, verse 20, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 23:20 shown in?
This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 23:20 in the table on this page.
And whoso shall swear by the temple,.... As we have before seen they used to do, and as appears from what the poet says (w):
Ecce negas, jurasque mihi per templa tonantis Non credo: jura, verpe, per Anchialum.
In which he intimates, that if the Jew swore by the temple, he would not believe him; as well he might not, since such an oath was accounted nothing; but bids him swear by Anchialus, that is, by "Chi Eloah", or , "Chi Alon", or "Elion, the living God", or , "Chi Haolam, he that lives for ever" (x); and suggests, that he should then believe him. Now our Lord, though he did not allow of such swearing, yet justly argues, that he that sweareth by the temple, not only "sweareth by it", which could not be a witness of what was swore; but he must be interpreted to swear by the inhabitant of it, and by him that dwelleth in it; that is, God, for whom it was built, to whom it was dedicated; where he was worshipped, and where he vouchsafed to reside; taking up his dwelling between the cherubim upon the mercy seat, in the most holy place; from whence he communed with men, and gave tokens of his presence; and who only could be the proper witness of the truth, or falsehood, of what was swore; and therefore an oath, by the temple, ought to be looked upon as if made by God himself, and so to be sacred and binding.
(w) Martial. Epigr. l. 11. Ep. 60. (x) Vid. Selden. Prolegomena ad lib. de Successionibus.