Matthew 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
μωροὶ
mōrós
G3474
foolish
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τυφλοί
typhlós
G5185
blind
τίς
tís
G5101
who
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
μείζων
mégas
G3173
great
ἐστίν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
χρυσὸς
chrysós
G5557
gold
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ναὸς
naós
G3485
sanctuary
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἁγιάσας
hagiázō
G37
to hallow
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
χρυσόν
chrysós
G5557
gold
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
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King James Version Public Domain
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Foolish and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the temple having sanctified the gold?
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