Matthew 23:13-16

Eight Woes

13 "¹But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, ²because 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 ³you 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 ⁴proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of ⁵hell as yourselves.

16 "Woe to you, ⁶blind guides, who say, '⁷Whoever * swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever * swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.'

Cross References

• 1. Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29
• 2. Luke 11:52
• 3. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47
• 4. Acts 2:10; Acts 6:5; Acts 13:43
• 5. Matthew 5:22
• 6. Matthew 15:14; Matthew 23:24
• 7. Matthew 5:33-35

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "in front of"
• [b]. Gr "anthropoi"
• [c]. This v not found in early mss
• [d]. Or "convert"
• [e]. Gr "Gehenna"
• [f]. Or "sanctuary"
• [g]. Or "sanctuary"