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Matthew 23:17

15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

16 Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

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

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BSB
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
KJV
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
WEB
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
ASV
Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
DARBY
Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
BLB
Foolish and blind ones! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple having sanctified the gold?
ÅB
Blinde tåper! Hva er størst; gullet eller templet som gjør gullet hellig?
OTB
Dere blinde dårer! Hva er viktigst: gullet, eller tempelet som helliger gullet?
B1930
I dårer og blinde! hvad er størst, gullet, eller templet som helliger gullet?

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