Matthew 23:8-18

8 "But 1do not be called 2Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for 3One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
10 "Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.
11 "4But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 "5Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

Eight Woes

13 "6But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, 7because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
14 [ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because 8you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore * you will receive greater condemnation.
15 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one 9proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of 10hell as yourselves.
16 "Woe to you, 11blind guides, who say, '12Whoever * swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever * swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.'
17 "You fools and blind men! 13Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
18 "And, 'Whoever * swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever * swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'

Cross References 13

  • 1. James 3:1
  • 2. Matthew 23:7; John 6:25, 49">2John 6:25, 49; Mark 9:5; Mark 10:51; Mark 11:21; Mark 14:45; John 1:38, 49; John 3:2, 26; John 4:31; John 6:25; John 9:2; John 11:8; John 20:16
  • 3. Matthew 6:9; Matthew 7:11
  • 4. Matthew 20:26
  • 5. Luke 14:11; Luke 18:14
  • 6. Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29
  • 7. Luke 11:52
  • 8. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47
  • 9. Acts 2:10; Acts 6:5; Acts 13:43
  • 10. Matthew 5:22
  • 11. Matthew 15:14; Matthew 23:24
  • 12. Matthew 5:33-35
  • 13. Exodus 30:29

Footnotes 11

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