Skip to content
Church.wiki
Matthew

Matthew 23:17

King James Version

Translation: KJV
Start reading

15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.Select Matthew 23:15

16Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!Select Matthew 23:16

17Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?Select Matthew 23:17

18And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.Select Matthew 23:18

19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?Select Matthew 23:19

Read the whole chapter

Compare translations

WEB

23:17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

ASV

23:17 Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

Next: Matthew 24Continue reading

King James Version (KJV) · GPL

Reading settings

Choose a passage

Old Testament

New Testament

Matthew

Selected verses

Tap another verse to select a range.

Highlight

My Bible

Listen

Uses an English voice provided by your browser.