Matthew 23:19 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
English ASV
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
English Amplified
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar which makes the gift sacred?
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar which makes the gift sacred?
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
English EASY 2024
You are people who cannot understand what is true. Think about which of these things is more important. Is it the gifts on the altar? Or is it the altar itself? It is the altar that makes the gifts special.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
You are blind! Can't you see that the altar is greater than any gift on it? It's the altar that makes the gift holy!
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English GNT (Good News Translation)
How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
English God's Word - GW 1995
You blind men! What is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift holy?
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
English KJV 1611
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
English LSB
You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
You blind fools! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
You blind ones, which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
You blind men! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?
English NIV
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English NKJ 1982
Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
English NLT
How blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
What deception! For what is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Blind! For which is greater, the gift on the altar, or the altar itself that sanctifies the gift?
English Tyndale 1537
Ye fools and blind: whether is greater the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?