Matthew 23:19
“Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift?”
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Matthew 23:19 Context
17Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that sanctifieth the gold? 18And whosoeuer shall sweare by the Altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gift that is vpon it, he is guiltie. 19Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift? 20Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- King James Version
"You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- American Standard Version (1901)
You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
- Basic English Bible
[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
- Darby Bible
Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- Webster's Bible
You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
- Weymouth Bible
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
- World English Bible
Blynde men, for what is more, the yifte, or the auter that halewith the yifte?
- Wycliffe Bible
Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
- Youngs Literal Bible