Mateo 23:20

20 Pues el que jurare por el altar, jura por él, y por todo lo que está sobre él

Mateo 23:20 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 23:20

Whosoever therefore shall swear by the altar,
&c.] Not that Christ allowed of swearing by the altar, or by the temple, or by heaven, or by any creature, animate or inanimate; for such swearing is elsewhere disapproved of by him, and forbid, but if a man did swear by the altar, he ought to know, and consider that he not only

sweareth by it,
but by all the gifts, and offerings that are brought, and laid upon it,

and by all things thereon;
whatever gifts and sacrifices are offered upon it; which, by being put there, become holy, as the altar itself: so that he that swears by the altar, swears also by the gifts of the altar; and consequently, according to their own traditions, such oaths must be binding.

Mateo 23:20 In-Context

18 Y: Cualquiera que jurare por el altar, es nada; mas cualquiera que jurare por el presente que está sobre él, deudor es

19 ¡Insensatos y ciegos! Porque, ¿cuál es mayor, el presente, o el altar que santifica al presente

20 Pues el que jurare por el altar, jura por él, y por todo lo que está sobre él

21 y el que jurare por el Templo, jura por él, y por Aquel que habita en él

22 y el que jura por el cielo, jura por el trono de Dios, y por Aquel que está sentado sobre él