Woes to Scribes and Pharisees
Matthew 23:19
In 9 translations
- BSB
- You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
- KJV
- Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- WEB
- You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
- ASV
- Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- LSV
- Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
- YLT
- Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
- DBY
- [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
- DRC
- Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- GNV
- Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μωροὶ καὶ (“foolish and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: τυφλοί. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τυφλοί; Robinson–Pierpont read Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τυφλοί, τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
- RP2018
- Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
- TR-Boyd
- Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
- SCR1894
- μωροι και τυφλοι τι γαρ μειζον το δωρον η το θυσιαστηριον το αγιαζον το δωρον
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Cross-references most cited first
- Exodus 29:37For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.
- Exodus 30:29You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
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