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


In Context

16 |Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

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

18 'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'

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

20 He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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 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?