Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to His disciples,
Then spake Jesus to the people and to his disciples, saying,
2 saying, “On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
The scribes and pharisees sit in the seat of Moses:
3 all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not do, for they say, and do not do;
observe therefore and do all things whatsoever they tell you to observe; but do not ye according to their works, for they say and do not:
4 for they bind together burdens [too] heavy and grievous to bear, and lay [them] on the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
for they bind grievous and intolerable burthens, and impose them upon men; but they themselves will not put a finger to them:
5 And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
but they do all their works to be seen by men; they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
6 they also cherish the first couches at the banquets, and the first seats in the synagogues,
and love the uppermost places at feasts,
7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
and the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in public assemblies, and to be called by men Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 And you may not be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher—the Christ, and you are all brothers;
But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor even Christ, and ye are all brethren.
9 and you may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven:
10 nor may you be called teachers, for one is your teacher—the Christ.
neither be ye called masters; for one is your master, even Christ.
11 And the greater of you will be your servant,
But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,
12 and whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.
and whosoever will humble himself shall be exalted.
13 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men, for you do not go in, nor do you permit those going in to enter.
But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in.
14 [[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretense make long prayers, because of this you will receive more abundant judgment.]]
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye devour widows houses, and for a cover make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive the heavier judgement.
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you go around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen—you make him a son of Gehenna twofold more than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple—is debtor!
Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;
17 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gold, or the temple that is sanctifying the gold?
but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift that is on it—is debtor!
And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound.
19 Fools and blind! For which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift?
20 He therefore who swore by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it;
He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it:
21 and he who swore by the temple, swears by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;
and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it:
22 and he who swore by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting on it.
and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and neglected the weightier things of the Law—judgment, and kindness, and faith; these it was necessary to do, and those not to neglect.
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others.
24 Blind guides! Who are straining out the gnat, and are swallowing the camel.
Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:
26 Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them may also become clean.
thou blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of them may be also clean.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you are like to whitewashed graves, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who are like whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and all manner of filthiness;
28 so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the graves of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments 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 say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been concerned with them in shedding the blood of the prophets:
31 So that you testify to yourselves that you are sons of them who murdered the prophets;
so that ye are witnesses yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets:
32 and you fill up the measure of your fathers.
fill up then the measure of your fathers, ye serpents, ye brood of vipers:
how can ye escape the damnation of hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them you will kill and crucify, and of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city,
For 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 persecute them from city to city:
35 that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar:
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 truly I say to you, all these things will come on this generation.
Verily I tell you, all these things shall come upon this generation.
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that are killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to you, how often I willed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own chickens under the wings, and you did not will.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate;
Behold your house shall be left you desolate:
39 for I say to you, you may not see Me from now on, until you may say, Blessed [is] He who is coming in the Name of the LORD.”
for I tell you, ye shall not see me after this, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
