Matthew 23
1 Then spoke Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not all of you after their works: for they say, and do not.
all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
5 But all their works they do in order to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not all of you called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all you are brethren.
But ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.
10 Neither be all of you called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be brought low; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for all of you neither go in yourselves, neither suffer all of you them that are entering to go in.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore all of you shall receive the greater damnation.
15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, all of you make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe unto you, all of you blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
17 All of you fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that santifies the gold?
Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?
18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.
19 All of you fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that santifies the gift?
[Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?
20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things thereon.
He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.
21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells therein.
And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.
22 And he that shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits thereon.
And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought all of you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.
24 All of you blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.
26 You blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for all of you are like unto whitewashed sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
28 Even so all of you also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within all of you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because all of you build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous,
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Wherefore all of you be witnesses unto yourselves, that all of you are the children of them which killed the prophets.
So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:
32 Fill all of you up then the measure of your fathers.
and ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.
33 All of you serpents, all of you generation of vipers, how can all of you escape the damnation of hell? (Geenna g1067)
Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them all of you shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall all of you scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom all of you slew between the temple and the altar.
so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and all of you would not!
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;
39 For I say unto you, All of you shall not see me henceforth, till all of you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.
for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.
