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


In Context

14 'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

15 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen — ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.

16 Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!

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

18 And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it — is debtor!

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

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

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 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?