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Matthew 23:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 23:17

Verse 17 of 39

Scripture focus

[Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Matthew 23:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 23:17

Theological / Devotional

Fools. Gr. moroi, “foolish ones.” Compare Christ’s warning in ch. 5:22 (see comment there) against the rash use of this word. Evidently, in Matthew, Jesus condemned the motives that at times prompted the use of the word, rather than the use of the word itself. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus dealt with motives rather than with outward acts as such. He was not addressing the scribes and Pharisees in anger, but simply stating facts.

Sanctifieth. That is, makes it sacred. The gold was sacred only by virtue of the fact that it was Temple gold.

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