Matthew 23:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ You foolish, blind people! Which is greater, the gold or the Temple that makes its gold sacred?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ You blind fools! For which is greater: the gold, or the sanctuary of the temple that has made the gold sacred? [Exod. 30:29.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

Common English Bible

¹⁷ You foolish and blind people! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Ye foolish and blind; for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Matthew 23:17 Cross References

Matthew 23:18

And [you say], whoever takes an oath ‘by the Altar,’ it does not [really] mean anything, but whoever takes an oath ‘by the gift on the Altar,’ he is obligated to [fulfill] the oath.

Matthew 23:19

You blind people! Which is more important, the gift or the Altar that makes the gift sacred?

Hebrews 2:11

For, both the One who makes people holy [i.e., Jesus], and those who are made holy [i.e., Christians], all come from one [Father], and for this reason Christ is not ashamed to call them His brothers,