Matthew 23:17

Woes to Scribes and Pharisees

16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’17You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?18And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

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Berean Standard Bible
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
American Standard Version (1901)
Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
Bible in Basic English
You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
Douay-Rheims 1899
Ye foolish and blind; for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Free Bible Version
What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?
Geneva Bible 1599
Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?
King James (Authorized) Version
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
One Unity Resource Bible
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Translation for Translators
You are fools, and you are like people who are blind [MET]! The gold that is in the Temple is important, but the Temple is even more important [RHQ], because it is the Temple that the gold is in that sets the gold apart for a special use for God.
Unlocked Literal Bible
You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?
Noah Webster Bible
Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
World English Bible
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Young's Literal Translation
Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?