MAT 23:17 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Foolish and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple having sanctified the gold?

UST You do not understand what is true! You should realize that the precious metal in the temple is less important than the temple itself. It is the temple that makes the precious metal holy.

BSB You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

BLB Foolish and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple having sanctified the gold?

AICNT Fools and blind men! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

OEB Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

LSV Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gold, or the temple that is sanctifying the gold?

FBV What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?

TCNT You fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that [fn]makes the gold sacred?

23:17 makes ¦ has made CT

T4T 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.

LEB Fools and blind people! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?

BBE You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth "Blind fools! Why, which is greater? —the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?

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

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

YLT Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

Drby Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

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

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

KJB-1769 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

KJB-1611 Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Bshps Ye fooles and blynde. For whether is greater, the golde, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde?
(Ye/You_all fooles and blind. For whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the golde?)

Gnva Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?
(Ye/You_all fooles and blind, whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde? )

Cvdl Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the golde, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde?
(Ye/You_all fooles and blind, whether is greater? the gold, or the teple that sanctifieth the golde?)

TNT Ye foles and blinde? whether is greater the golde or the temple that sanctifieth the golde.
(Ye/You_all foles and blind? whether is greater the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold. )

Wycl Ye foolis and blynde, for what is grettere, the gold, or the temple that halewith the gold?
(Ye/You_all foolis and blind, for what is greater, the gold, or the temple that halewith the gold?)

Luth Ihr Narren und Blinden, was ist größer, das Gold oder der Tempel, der das Gold heiliget?
(You Narren and Blinden, what/which is größer, the Gold or the/of_the Tempel, the/of_the the Gold holyet?)

ClVg Stulti et cæci: quid enim majus est? aurum, an templum, quod sanctificat aurum?
(Stulti and cæci: quid because mayus est? aurum, an templum, that sanctificat aurum? )

UGNT μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί! τίς γὰρ μείζων ἐστίν, ὁ χρυσὸς ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν?
(mōroi kai tufloi! tis gar meizōn estin, ho ⱪrusos aʸ ho naos ho hagiasas ton ⱪruson?)

SBL-GNT μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί, τίς γὰρ μείζων ἐστίν, ὁ χρυσὸς ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ⸀ἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν;
(mōroi kai tufloi, tis gar meizōn estin, ho ⱪrusos aʸ ho naos ho ⸀hagiasas ton ⱪruson;)

TC-GNT Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τίς γὰρ μείζων ἐστίν, ὁ χρυσός, ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ [fn]ἁγιάζων τὸν χρυσόν;
(Mōroi kai tufloi; tis gar meizōn estin, ho ⱪrusos, aʸ ho naos ho hagiazōn ton ⱪruson; )

23:17 αγιαζων ¦ αγιασας CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί

foolish and blind

Jesus is using the adjectives Foolish and blind as nouns to mean foolish and blind people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [You foolish and blind people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί

foolish and blind

The terms Foolish and blind mean similar things. Jesus is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Blind ones] or [Very foolish]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τυφλοί

blind

Here, Jesus speaks of the scribes and Pharisees as if they were blind. He means that they do not know what is right. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the word blind in 23:16. Alternate translation: [like blind people] or [not knowing what is right]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces an explanation of why the teaching of the Pharisees about oaths is wrong. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Think about this:] or [You should know this:]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίς & μείζων ἐστίν, ὁ χρυσὸς ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν?

which & greater is the gold or the temple which /having/_sanctified the gold

Jesus is using the question form to rebuke the religious leaders. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [the temple having sanctified the gold is greater than the gold.] or [Certainly the gold is not greater than the temple that sanctifies the gold!]

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