Matthew 23:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

New Living Translation
How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

English Standard Version
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Berean Study Bible
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

New American Standard Bible
You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

NASB 1995
"You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

NASB 1977
“You blind men, which is more important, the offering or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

Amplified Bible
You [spiritually] blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

Christian Standard Bible
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Contemporary English Version
Are you blind? Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Good News Translation
How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

International Standard Version
You blind men! Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?

NET Bible
You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

New King James Version
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

King James 2000 Bible
You fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

New Heart English Bible
You blind people. For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

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

American King James Version
You fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

American Standard Version
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

A Faithful Version
You fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

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

English Revised Version
Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Webster's Bible Translation
Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Ye fooles and blynde, for whether is greater, the gyft: or the aulter that sanctifieth the gyft?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Ye fooles and blynde, whether is greater? the offeringe, or the altare that sanctifieth the offerynge?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Ye foles and blinde: whether is greater ye offeringe or ye aultre which sanctifieth ye offeringe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

Berean Literal Bible
Blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar sanctifying the gift?

Young's Literal Translation
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

Smith's Literal Translation
Foolish and blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar, consecrating the gifts?

Literal Emphasis Translation
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar sanctifying the gift?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Ye blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Catholic Public Domain Version
How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Fools and blind men! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Lamsa Bible
O you fools and blind! for which is greater, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Godbey New Testament
Ye blind: for which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

Haweis New Testament
Ye fools and blind! which is the greater, the gift, or the altar which consecrates the gift?

Mace New Testament
ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Weymouth New Testament
"You are blind! Why, which is greater? --the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

Worrell New Testament
Ye blind! for which is greater?the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Worsley New Testament
O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift?
















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