Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
You blind men! Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
A Conservative Version
Ye foolish and blind men, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
American Standard Version
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Amplified
An Understandable Version
You blind people! Which is more important, the gift or the Altar that makes the gift sacred?
Anderson New Testament
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Bible in Basic English
You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy
Common New Testament
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Daniel Mace New Testament
ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Darby Translation
Fools and blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
Godbey New Testament
Ye blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
Goodspeed New Testament
You blind men! Which is greater, the offering, or the altar that makes the offering sacred?
John Wesley New Testament
Ye fools and blind; for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Julia Smith Translation
Foolish and blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar, consecrating the gifts?
King James 2000
You fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Blind [people]! For which [is] greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy
Modern King James verseion
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye fools and blind: whether is greater; the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
Moffatt New Testament
You are blind! for which is the greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Montgomery New Testament
"You blind! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which hallows the offering?
NET Bible
You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
New Heart English Bible
You blind men. For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Noyes New Testament
Blind men! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar flint sanctifieth the gift?
Sawyer New Testament
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
The Emphasized Bible
Blind! for which is greater, The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Blind indeed! Which is the more important? The offering? or the altar which gives sacredness to the offering?
Webster
Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Weymouth New Testament
"You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
Williams New Testament
You blind men! which is greater, the offering, or the altar that makes the offering sacred?
World English Bible
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Worrell New Testament
Ye blind! for which is greater??he gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
Worsley New Testament
O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift?
Youngs Literal Translation
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
Themes
Altar » In the tabernacle » Sanctified everything that touched it
Altar of burnt-offering » The jews condemned for swearing lightly by
Blindness » Example of spiritual
spiritual Blindness » The self-righteous are in
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Hypocrites » Described as » Wilfully blind
Oaths » The jews » Fell into many errors respecting
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Spiritual » Blindness » Examples of
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
18
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
19
Cross References
Exodus 29:37
For seven days thou shalt reconcile the altar and sanctify it; and it shall be a most holy altar; whatever touches the altar shall be made holy.
Exodus 30:29
Thus thou shalt consecrate them, and they shall be most holy; whatever touches them shall be sanctified.