15WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273!forye compassseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andlandtomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneἕναhenaG1520proselyte;andwhenὅτανhotanG3752heisbecomeγένηται,genētaiG1096so, yemakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160himtwofold moreasonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofhellγεέννηςgeennēsG1067thanyourselves. 17Yefoolsandblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185:forwhichisG1510greaterG3173,thegoldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557,orthetempleναὸςnaosG3485thathathsanctifiedἁγιάσαςhagiasasG37thegoldχρυσόν;chrusonG5557? 18And, WhosoevershallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythealtarθυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōG2379,itisG1510nothing;butwhosoevershallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythegiftδώρῳdōrōG1435thatisG1510uponit,heisG1510adebtor. 19Yeblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185:forwhichisgreaterG3173,thegiftδῶρονdōronG1435,orthealtarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379thatsanctifieththegiftδῶρον;dōronG1435? 20HethereforeοὖνounG3767thatswearethbythealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379, swearethbyit,andbyallthingsπᾶσινpasinG3956thereon. 21AndhethatswearethbythetempleναῷnaōG3485, swearethbyit,andbyhimthatdwelleth therein. 22AndhethatswearethbytheheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772, swearethbythethroneθρόνῳthronōG2362ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andbyhimthatsitteth thereon. 23WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273!forye tithemintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238andaniseandcummin,andhaveleftG863undonetheweightierG926mattersofthelawνόμου,nomouG3551,justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920,andmercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andfaithG4102:buttheseyeoughtG1163tohavedone,andnottohaveleftG863theother undone. 25WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273!foryecleanseκαθαρίζετεkatharizeteG2511theoutsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855ofthecupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andoftheplatter,butwithintheyarefullγέμουσινgemousinG1073fromextortionandexcess. 26Thoublindτυφλέ,tuphleG5185PhariseeΦαρισαῖεPharisaieG5330,cleanseκαθάρισονkatharisonG2511firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413theinsideofthecupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andoftheplatter,thattheoutsideἐκτὸςektosG1622thereofmaybecomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096cleanκαθαρόν.¶katharonG2513alsoκαὶkaiG2532. 27WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273!foryearelikeunto whited sepulchres,whichoutwardlyappearφαίνονταιphainontaiG5316beautifulὡραῖοι,hōraioiG5611,butinwardlyG2081arefullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofdeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498men’sbones,andofalluncleanness. 29WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273!foryebuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618thesepulchresoftheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,andgarnishthetombsG3419oftherighteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342, 30andsayλέγετε·legeteG3004,IfwehadbeenG1510inthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,weshouldnothavebeenG1510partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844withtheminthebloodαἵματιaimatiG129oftheprophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396. 31Wherefore yewitnessμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140toyourselves,thatyeareG1510sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207ofthemthatslewtheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396. 32FillπληρώσατεplērōsateG4137ye upthenthemeasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofyourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962. 33YeserpentsὄφειςopheisG3789, yeoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459shall yeescapethejudgmentG2920ofhellγεέννης;geennēsG1067? Read all of Matthew 23Commentaries on Matthew 23
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