Matthew 23

1Then spake JesusG2424 to the multitudesG3793 and to his disciplesG3101, 2sayingG3004, The scribesG1122 and the PhariseesG5330 sitG2523 on Moses’ seat: 3all thingsG3956 thereforeG3767 whatsoever they bid you, these do and observeG5083: but do not ye after their worksG2041; for they sayG3004, and do not. 4Yea, they bind heavy burdensG5413 and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’sG444 shouldersG5606; but they themselves will not moveG2795 them with their fingerG1147. 5But all their worksG2041 they do to be seenG2300 of menG444: for they makeG4160 broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 6and loveG5368 the chief placeG4411 at feasts, and the chief seatsG4410 in the synagoguesG4864, 7and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be calledG2564 of menG444, RabbiG4461. 8But beG1510 not ye calledG2564 RabbiG4461: for oneG1520 isG1510 your teacherG1320, and all ye areG1510 brethren. 9And callG2564 no man your fatherG3962 on the earthG1093: for oneG1520 isG1510 your FatherG3962, evenG2532 he who isG1510 in heaven. 10Neither beG1510 ye calledG2564 masters: for oneG1520 isG1510 your master, evenG3366 the ChristG5547. 11But he that isG1510 greatestG3173 among you shall beG1510 your servantG1249. 12And whosoever shall exaltG5312 himself shall be humbledG5013; and whosoever shall humbleG5013 himself shall be exaltedG5312.

13But woeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! because ye shutG2808 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 against menG444: for ye enterG1525 not in yourselvesG4771, neither suffer ye them that are enteringG1525 in to enterG1525. 141

15WoeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! for ye compass seaG2281 and land to makeG4160 oneG1520 proselyte; and whenG3752 he is becomeG1096 so, ye makeG4160 him twofold more a sonG5207 of hellG1067 than yourselves.

16WoeG3759 unto you, ye blindG5185 guidesG3595, that sayG3004, Whosoever shall swearG3660 by the templeG3485, it isG1510 nothing; but whosoever shall swearG3660 by the goldG5557 of the templeG3485, he isG1510 a debtor. 17Ye fools and blindG5185: for which isG1510 greaterG3173, the goldG5557, or the templeG3485 that hath sanctifiedG37 the goldG5557? 18And, Whosoever shall swearG3660 by the altarG2379, it isG1510 nothing; but whosoever shall swearG3660 by the giftG1435 that isG1510 upon it, he isG1510 a debtor. 19Ye blindG5185: for which is greaterG3173, the giftG1435, or the altarG2379 that sanctifieth the giftG1435? 20He thereforeG3767 that sweareth by the altarG2379, sweareth by it, and by all thingsG3956 thereon. 21And he that sweareth by the templeG3485, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22And he that sweareth by the heavenG3772, sweareth by the throneG2362 of GodG2316, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23WoeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! for ye tithe mintG2238 and anise and cummin, and have leftG863 undone the weightierG926 matters of the lawG3551, justiceG2920, and mercyG1656, and faithG4102: but these ye oughtG1163 to have done, and not to have leftG863 the other undone. 24Ye blindG5185 guidesG3595, that strain out the gnat, and swallowG2666 the camelG2574!

25WoeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! for ye cleanseG2511 the outsideG1855 of the cupG4221 and of the platter, but within they are fullG1073 from extortion and excess. 26Thou blindG5185 PhariseeG5330, cleanseG2511 firstG4413 the inside of the cupG4221 and of the platter, that the outsideG1622 thereof may becomeG1096 cleanG2513 alsoG2532.

27WoeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appearG5316 beautifulG5611, but inwardlyG2081 are fullG1073 of deadG3498 men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28EvenG2532 so ye alsoG2532 outwardly appearG5316 righteousG1342 unto menG444, but inwardlyG2081 ye areG1510 fullG3324 of hypocrisyG5272 and iniquity.

29WoeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! for ye buildG3618 the sepulchres of the prophetsG4396, and garnish the tombsG3419 of the righteousG1342, 30and sayG3004, If we had beenG1510 in the daysG2250 of our fathersG3962, we should not have beenG1510 partakersG2844 with them in the bloodG129 of the prophetsG4396. 31Wherefore ye witnessG3140 to yourselves, that ye areG1510 sonsG5207 of them that slew the prophetsG4396. 32FillG4137 ye up then the measureG3358 of your fathersG3962. 33Ye serpentsG3789, ye offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, howG4459 shall ye escape the judgmentG2920 of hellG1067? 34Therefore, beholdG2400, I sendG649 unto you prophetsG4396, and wiseG4680 menG3778, and scribesG1122: some of them shall ye killG615 and crucifyG4717; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagoguesG4864, and persecuteG1377 from cityG4172 to cityG4172: 35that upon you may comeG2064 all the righteousG1342 bloodG129 shed on the earthG1093, from the bloodG129 of AbelG6 the righteousG1342 unto the bloodG129 of Zachariah sonG5207 of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altarG2379. 36Verily I sayG3004 unto you, All these thingsG3778 shall comeG2240 upon this generationG1074.

37O JerusalemG2419, JerusalemG2419, that killeth the prophetsG4396, and stoneth them that are sentG649 unto her! howG4212 oftenG4212 would I have gatheredG1996 thy childrenG5043 togetherG1996, evenG2532 as a henG3733 gathereth her chickens under her wingsG4420, and ye would not! 38BeholdG2400, your houseG3624 is leftG863 unto you desolateG2048. 39For I sayG3004 unto you, Ye shall not seeG3708 me henceforth, till ye shall sayG3004, BlessedG2127 is he that cometh in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962.