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Jesus cites a second distinction between an oath by the altar and one by the gift upon it.
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Matthew 23:18

The Altar and Its Gift

Jesus Warns the Leaders and Laments Jerusalem · Matthew 23

Story guide: The altar and grain gift illustrate the oath distinction Jesus challenges.

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18And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift on top of it is obligated.’

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