en_tn/mat/23/16.md

# blind guides ... blind fools

The Jewish leaders were spiritually blind. Although they thought of themselves as teachers, they were unable to understand God's truth. See how you translated "blind guides" in [Matthew 15:14](../15/12.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# by the temple, it is nothing

"by the temple does not have to keep his oath"

# is bound to his oath

"is tied to his oath." The phrase "bound to his oath" is a metaphor for being required to do what one has said he would do in an oath. AT: "must do what he promised to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?

Jesus uses this question to rebuke the Pharisees because they treated the gold as if it were more important than the temple. AT: "The temple that has dedicated the gold to God is more important than the gold!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# the temple that makes the gold holy

"the temple that makes the gold belong to God alone"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# blind guides ... blind fools`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The Jewish leaders were spiritually blind. Although they thought of themselves as teachers, they were unable to understand God's truth. See how you translated "blind guides" in [Matthew 15:14](../15/12.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# by the temple, it is nothing`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"by the temple does not have to keep his oath"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# is bound to his oath`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Reworded "bound" note 2017-10-12 18:25:56 +00:00			`"is tied to his oath." The phrase "bound to his oath" is a metaphor for being required to do what one has said he would do in an oath. AT: "must do what he promised to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold holy?`

			`Jesus uses this question to rebuke the Pharisees because they treated the gold as if it were more important than the temple. AT: "The temple that has dedicated the gold to God is more important than the gold!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`

			`# the temple that makes the gold holy`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"the temple that makes the gold belong to God alone"`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/woe]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holy]]`