18. You say too, Whoever swears by the altar is not duty bound; but whoever swears by the offering on the altar, his oath is binding.
19. You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar which makes the gift sacred?
20. So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21. And he who swears by the sanctuary of the temple swears by it and by Him Who dwells in it. [I Kings 8:13; Ps. 26:8.]
22. And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits upon it.