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Matthew 23

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1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitude and to his disciples,

1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:

2 saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in Moses’ seat;

2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3 therefore, whatever they bid you to observe, observe it and do it, but do not act according to their works, for they say and do not do it.

3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4 For they bind burdens that are heavy and grievous to bear and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5 But they do all their works that they may be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments

5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacterieswide and the tassels on their garments long;

6 and love the first place at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues

6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

7 and greetings in the markets and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

8 But, as for you, desire not to be called Rabbi, for one is your Master, the Christ; and you are all brothers.

8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9 And call no one your father upon the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens.

9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters, for one is your Master, the Christ.

10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

11 The greatest among you will be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens in front of men, for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye those that are entering to go in.

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore, ye shall receive the greater judgment.

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.

16 Woe unto you, ye 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!

16 “Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’

17 Ye fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’

19 Ye fools and blind, for which one is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

20 Whosoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it and by all things thereon.

20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21 And whosoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him that dwells therein.

21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.

22 And he that shall swear by the heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him that sits thereon.

22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted that which is more important of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith; these were expedient for ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24 Ye blind guides, who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup or of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and incontinence.

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter that the outside of them may be clean also.

26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whitewashed sepulchres, who indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the sepulchres of the righteous

29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.

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.

30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31 Therefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

32 Go ahead, then, and complete what your ancestors started!

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the judgment of hell?

33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

34 Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets and wise men and scribes, and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues and persecute them from city to city,

34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.

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 ye murdered between the temple and the altar.

35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that didst kill the prophets and stone those who are sent unto thee, how often I desired to gather thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me from now on until ye shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

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