17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?


In Context

13 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

15 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16 "Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'

17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

18 You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'

19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:17[Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:17Ye foolish and blind; for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:17Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:17Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:17You fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?