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">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5185.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5185: Blind, physically or mentally. From, tuphoo; opaque, i.e. blind.">5185</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5185.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5185">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τυφλοί,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tuphloi_5185.htm" title="typhloi: blind.">typhloi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">blind!</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural">Adj-VMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">5101</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5101">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τίς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tis_5101.htm" title="tis: which.">tis</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Which</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular">IPro-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. ">3173</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3173">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">μείζων<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/meizo_n_3173.htm" title="meizōn: greater.">meizōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">greater</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative">Adj-NMS-C</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">1510</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1510">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐστίν,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/estin_1510.htm" title="estin: is.">estin</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">is,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: the.">ho</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5557.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5557: Perhaps from the base of chraomai; gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin.">5557</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5557.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5557">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">χρυσὸς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/chrusos_5557.htm" title="chrysos: gold.">chrysos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">gold,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">2228</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2228">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἢ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/e__2228.htm" title="ē: or.">ē</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">or</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: the.">ho</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">3485</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3485">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ναὸς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/naos_3485.htm" title="naos: Temple (inner rooms).">naos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">temple</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: which.">ho</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/37.htm" title="Strong's Greek 37: From hagios; to make holy, i.e. purify or consecrate; to venerate.">37</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_37.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 37">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἁγιάσας<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/agiasas_37.htm" title="hagiasas: sanctifies.">hagiasas</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">having sanctified</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τὸν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ton_3588.htm" title="ton: the.">ton</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Accusative Masculine Singular">Art-AMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5557.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5557: Perhaps from the base of chraomai; gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin.">5557</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5557.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5557">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">χρυσόν;<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/chruson_5557.htm" title="chryson: gold.">chryson</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">gold?</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - 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Vocative Plural Masculine">μωροὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai: and -- 2532: and, even, also -- Conjunction">καὶ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5185.htm" title="tuphloi: blind -- 5185: blind -- Adjective - Vocative Plural Masculine">τυφλοί,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5101.htm" title="tis: which -- 5101: who? which? what? -- Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Singular Masculine">τίς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: for -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3187.htm" title="meizōn: greater -- 3187: elder, greater, more. -- Adjective - Nominative Singular Masculine">μείζων</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2076.htm" title="estin: is -- 2076: are, belong, call, come, consist -- Verb - Present Active Indicative - Third Person Singular">ἐστίν,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="o: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Masculine">ὁ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5557.htm" title="chrusos: gold -- 5557: gold -- Noun - Nominative Singular Masculine">χρυσὸς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2228.htm" title="ē: or -- 2228: or, than -- Particle">ἢ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="o: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Masculine">ὁ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3485.htm" title="naos: temple -- 3485: a temple -- Noun - Nominative Singular Masculine">ναὸς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="o: -- 3588: the -- Article - Nominative Singular Masculine">ὁ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/37.htm" title="agiasas: that makes sacred -- 37: to make holy, consecrate, sanctify -- Verb - Aorist Active Participle - Nominative Singular Masculine">ἁγιάσας</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="ton: -- 3588: the -- Article - Accusative Singular Masculine">τὸν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5557.htm" title="chruson: gold -- 5557: gold -- Noun - Accusative Singular Masculine">χρυσόν;</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/23.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3474.htm" title="moros (mo-ros') -- fool(-ish, X -ishness)">Ye fools</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2532.htm" title="kai (kahee) -- and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet">and</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5185.htm" title="tuphlos (toof-los') -- blind">blind</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">for</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5101.htm" title="tis (tis) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why">whether</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2076.htm" title="esti (es-tee') -- are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow ">is</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3187.htm" title="meizon (mide'-zone) -- elder, greater(-est), more">greater</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5557.htm" title="chrusos (khroo-sos') -- gold">the gold</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2228.htm" title="e (ay) -- and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea">or</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3485.htm" title="naos (nah-os') -- shrine, temple">the temple</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/37.htm" title="hagiazo (hag-ee-ad'-zo) -- hallow, be holy, sanctify">that sanctifieth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5557.htm" title="chrusos (khroo-sos') -- gold">the gold</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">אתם הכסילים והעורים כי מה הוא הגדול אם הזהב או ההיכל המקדש את הזהב׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/23.htm">Matthew 23:17 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܤܟܠܐ ܘܤܡܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܪܒ ܕܗܒܐ ܐܘ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܗܘ ܡܩܕܫ ܠܗ ܠܕܗܒܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/23-17.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/23.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Ye</i> fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold? <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Ye fools.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 94:8</span> Understand, you brutish among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?</a></p><p class="hdg">or.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/23-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 23:19</span> You fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/30-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 30:26-29</span> And you shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/16-38.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 16:38,39</span> The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/23-17.htm">Matthew 23:17 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/23-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 23:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 23:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/23-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 23:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 23:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>