Matthew 23:27

27 1"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like 2whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and 3all uncleanness.

Matthew 23:27 In-Context

25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
27 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness.
28 So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

Cross References 3

  • 1. Luke 11:44
  • 2. [Acts 23:3]
  • 3. Ephesians 5:3; [Numbers 19:16; 2 Kings 23:16]
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