Matthew 23:17
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?Matthew 23:17 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — માથ્થી ૨૩:૧૭
- ઓ મૂર્ખો તથા અંધજનો, વિશેષ મોટું કયું? સોનું કે સોનાને પવિત્ર કરનારું ભક્તિસ્થાન?
- हिन्दी — मत्ती २३:१७
- हे मूर्खों, और अंधों, कौन बड़ा है, सोना या वह मन्दिर जिससे सोना पवित्र होता है?
In context
15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
16“Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.’
17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
18And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated.’
19You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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