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1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.
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"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
3 All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not. For they say, and do not.
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therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.
4 For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them
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They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them
5 And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes.
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They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
6 And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,
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They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
7 And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.
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and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi.
8 But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master: and all you are brethren.
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But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students.
9 And call none your father upon earth; for one is your father, who is in heaven.
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And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, Christ.
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.
11 He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant.
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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.
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All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for you yourselves do not enter in and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter.
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"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in, you stop them.
14 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment
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15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go round about the sea and the land to make one proselyte. And when he is made, you make him the child of hell twofold more than yourselves.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a single convert, and you make the new convert twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.
16 Woe to you, blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple is a debtor.
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"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, "Whoever swears by the sanctuary is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by the oath.'
17 Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that has made the gold sacred?
18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.
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And you say, "Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing, but whoever swears by the gift that is on the altar is bound by the oath.'
19 Ye foolish and blind: for whether is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift
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How blind you are! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred
20 He therefore that sweareth by the altar sweareth by it and by all things that are upon it.
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So whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it;
21 And whosoever shall swear by the temple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth in it
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and whoever swears by the sanctuary, swears by it and by the one who dwells in it
22 And he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon.
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and whoever swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by the one who is seated upon it.
23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you tithe mint and anise and cummin and have left the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These things you ought to have done and not to leave those undone.
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting the others.
24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.
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You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness.
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside may become clean.
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You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may become clean.
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful but within are full of dead men’s bones and of all filthiness.
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside look beautiful, but inside they are full of the bones of the dead and of all kinds of filth.
28 So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just: but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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So you also on the outside look righteous to others, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, that build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just,
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of 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.
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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 Wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves, that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets.
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Thus you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
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Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors.
33 You serpents, generation of vipers, how will you flee from the judgment of hell?
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You snakes, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell?
34 Therefore behold I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify: and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
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Therefore I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,
35 That upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.
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so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
36 Amen I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation
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Truly I tell you, all this will come upon this generation
37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered together thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings, and thou wouldst not?
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"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
38 Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate
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See, your house is left to you, desolate.
39 For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, "Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.' "
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