MAT 23:19 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Foolish and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar sanctifying the gift?

UST You do not understand what is true! You should realize that the sacrifice on the altar is less important than the altar itself. It is the altar that makes the sacrifice holy.

BSB You blind men! Which [is] greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred

MSB [You are] foolish and blind![fn] Which [is] greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred

AICNT Blind {men}![fn] For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

23:19, men: Later manuscripts read “fools.”

OEB Blind indeed! Which is the more important? The offering? Or the altar which gives sacredness to the offering?

WEBBE You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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

FBV How blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice holy?

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

23:19 fools and ¦ — CT

T4T You are like people who are blind [MET]. The gift that is offered on the altar is important, but the altar is even more important [RHQ] because it is the altar on which the offering is offered that sets it apart for a special use for God.

LEB No LEB MAT book available

BBE You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

Moff No Moff MAT book available

Wymth "You are blind! Why, which is greater? —the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

ASV Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

DRA Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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

Drby [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

RV Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
(Ye/You_all blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? )

SLT Foolish and blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar, consecrating the gifts?

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

KJB-1769 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
( Ye/You_all fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? )

KJB-1611 Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift?
(Ye/You_all fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift?)

Bshps No Bshps MAT book available

Gnva Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?
(Ye/You_all fools and blind, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering? )

Cvdl No Cvdl MAT book available

TNT Ye foles and blinde: whether is greater the offeringe or the aultre which sanctifieth the offeringe?
(Ye/You_all foles and blind: whether is greater the offering or the aultre which sanctifieth the offering? )

Wycl No Wycl MAT book available

Luth No Luth MAT book available

ClVg Cæci: quid enim majus est, donum, an altare, quod sanctificat donum?
(Cæci: what because mayus it_is, a_gift/present/donation, an the_altar, that sanctificat a_gift/present/donation? )

UGNT μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί! τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον?
(mōroi kai tufloi! ti gar meizon, to dōron, aʸ to thusiastaʸrion to hagiazon to dōron?)

SBL-GNT ⸀τυφλοί, τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
(⸀tufloi, ti gar meizon, to dōron aʸ to thusiastaʸrion to hagiazon to dōron;)

RP-GNT Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
(Mōroi kai tufloi; ti gar meizon, to dōron, aʸ to thusiastaʸrion to hagiazon to dōron;)

TC-GNT [fn]Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τί γὰρ μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;
(Mōroi kai tufloi; ti gar meizon, to dōron, aʸ to thusiastaʸrion to hagiazon to dōron; )

23:19 μωροι και ¦ — 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. See how you expressed the idea in [23:17](../23/17.md). 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. See how you expressed the idea in [23:17](../23/17.md). Alternate translation: [Blind ones] or [Very foolish]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τυφλοί

blind

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 expressed the idea in [23:17](../23/17.md). Alternate translation: [like blind people] or [not knowing what is right]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

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. See how you expressed the idea in [23:17](../23/17.md). Alternate translation: [Think about this:] or [You should know this:]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί & μεῖζον, τὸ δῶρον, ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον?

which & greater the gift or the altar ¬which sanctifying the gift

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 altar sanctifying the gift is greater than the gift.] or [Certainly the gift is not greater than the altar that sanctifies the gift!]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸ δῶρον & τὸ δῶρον

the gift & the ¬which the gift (Some words not found in SR-GNT: μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί τί γὰρ μεῖζον τὸ δῶρον ἢ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ ἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον)

The word gift refers to an offering that is sacrificed to God on the altar. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. See how you translated this word in [23:18](../23/18.md). Alternate translation: [what is offered … what is offered] or [the offering … the offering]

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