Matthew 23:19
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 23
“Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?”Matthew 23:19
What Does Matthew 23:19 Mean?
Matthew 23:19 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 23, verse 19 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Matthew 23:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:23“Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;”Exodus 29:37“Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.”Haggai 2:12“If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.”Matthew 23:17“Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?”Exodus 30:29“And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.”Isaiah 60:2“For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.”Exodus 37:25“And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.”Numbers 7:1“And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;”Matthew 23:16“Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!”Exodus 40:26“And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:”Leviticus 21:18“For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,”Deuteronomy 26:4“And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.”Exodus 40:29“And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
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