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


In Context

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?

20 Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21 And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.

Matthew 23:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:19[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:19Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:19Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:19Fools and blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:19Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:19Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:19You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:19Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:19You fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?