KJV King James Version
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
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Matthew 23:19
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
WEB World English Bible
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
ASV American Standard Version
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Surrounding context — Matthew 23
16 Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τυφλοί,G5185 · tuphlosblindτίG5101 · tiswhich?γὰρG1063 · garforμεῖζον,G3173 · megasgreatτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶρονG1435 · dōrongiftἢG2228 · ēorτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoθυσιαστήριονG2379 · thusiastērionaltarτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁγιάζονG37 · hagiazōto sanctifyτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδῶρον;G1435 · dōrongift
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