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


In Context

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?

20 'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

21 and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling 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 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 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?