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Matthew 23

(Luke 11:37–54)

1ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to theτοῖςtoisG3588crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793andκαὶkaiG2532toτοῖςtoisG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101:
2λέγων·legōnG3004“TheτῆςtēsG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330sitἐκάθισανekathisanG2523inἐπὶepiG1909MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475οἱhoiG3588’seatκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515.
3SoοὖνounG3767practiceποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160andκαὶkaiG2532observeτηρεῖτε.tēreiteG5083everythingπάντα ὅσα ἐὰνpanta hosa eanG3956G3745G1437they tellεἴπωσινeipōsinG2036youὑμῖνhuminG4771.ButδὲdeG1161do notμὴmēG3361doποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160whatκατὰkataG2596theyαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588doἔργαergaG2041,forγὰρgarG1063they do not practiceοὐ ποιοῦσιν.ou poiousinG3756G4160whatκαὶkaiG2532they preachλέγουσινlegousinG3004.
4δὲdeG1161They tie upδεσμεύουσινdesmeuousinG1195heavyβαρέαbareaG926καὶkaiG2532,burdensomeδυσβάστακταdusbastaktaG1419loadsφορτίαphortiaG5413andκαὶkaiG2532layἐπιτιθέασινepititheasinG2007themonἐπὶepiG1909τοὺςtousG3588men’sἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444τῶνtōnG3588shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,butδὲdeG1161they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are not willingοὐ θέλουσινou thelousinG3756G2309to lift a fingerτῷ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶνtō daktulō autōnG3588G846G1147to moveκινῆσαιkinēsaiG2795themαὐτά.autaG846.
5δὲdeG1161AllπάνταpantaG3956theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041are doneποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160forπρὸςprosG4314τὸtoG3588menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444τοῖςtoisG3588to seeθεαθῆναιtheathēnaiG2300γὰρgarG1063.They broadenπλατύνουσινplatunousinG4115theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588phylacteriesφυλακτήριαphulaktēriaG5440andκαὶkaiG2532lengthenμεγαλύνουσινmegalunousinG3170theirτὰtaG3588tasselsκράσπεδαkraspedaG2899.
6δὲdeG1161They loveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368theτὴνtēnG3588places of honorπρωτοκλισίανprōtoklisianG4411atἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588banquetsδείπνοιςdeipnoisG1173καὶkaiG2532,theτὰςtasG3588chief seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,
7καὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588greetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58,andκαὶkaiG2532the titleκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564of ‘RabbiῥαββίrhabbiG4461’byὑπὸhupoG5259τῶνtōnG3588which they are addressedἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.
8ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771are not to be calledμὴ κληθῆτεmē klēthēteG3361G2564‘Rabbiῥαββί·rhabbiG4461,’forγάρgarG1063youὑμῶνhumōnG4771haveἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ὁhoG3588TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,andδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστε.¶esteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.
9AndΚαὶKaiG2532do not call anyoneμὴ καλέσητεmē kalesēteG2564G3361onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς·gēsG1093yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fatherπατέραpateraG3962,forγάρgarG1063youὑμῶνhumōnG4771haveἐστινestinG1510oneεἷςheisG1520ὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,whoὁhoG3588isin heavenοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770.
10NorμηδὲmēdeG3366are you to be calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564instructorsκαθηγηταί,kathēgētaiG2519,forὅτιhotiG3754youὑμῶνhumōnG4771haveἐστινestinG1510oneεἷς,heisG1520InstructorκαθηγητὴςkathēgētēsG2519,theὁhoG3588ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.
11δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771shall beἔσταιestaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249.
12ForδὲdeG1161whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748exaltsὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748humblesταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438will be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.
13δὲdeG1161WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You shutκλείετεkleieteG2808theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772in men’s facesἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων·emprosthen tōn anthrōpōnG1715G3588G444γὰρgarG1063.You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do not enterοὐκ εἰσέρχεσθεouk eiserchestheG3756G1525,norοὐδὲoudeG3761will you letἀφίετεaphieteG863inεἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousG1525those whoτοὺςtousG3588wish to enterεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525.
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15WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You traverseπεριάγετεperiageteG4013τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588landξηρὰνxēranG3584andκαὶkaiG2532seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281to winποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160a singleἕναhenaG1520convertπροσήλυτον,prosēlutonG4339,andκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752he becomesγένηται,genētaiG1096one,you makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160himαὐτὸνautonG846twice as muchδιπλότερονdiploteronG1362a sonυἱὸνhuionG5207of hellγεέννηςgeennēsG1067as you areὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.
16WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595! YouοἱhoiG3588sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘If anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷ,naōG3485,it meansἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557of theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦ,naouG3485,he is bound by his oathὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.’
17Youblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185καὶkaiG2532foolsμωροὶmōroiG3474γὰρgarG1063!WhichτίςtisG5101isἐστίν,estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173:theὁhoG3588goldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557,orἢēG2228theὁhoG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485ὁhoG3588that makes it sacredἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν;hagiasas ton chrusonG37G3588G5557?
18AndκαὶkaiG2532you say, ‘If anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōG2379,it meansἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588giftδώρῳdōrōG1435τῷtōG3588onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he is bound by his oathὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.’
19You blind menτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185γὰρgarG1063!WhichτίtiG5101isgreaterμεῖζον,meizonG3173:theτὸtoG3588giftδῶρονdōronG1435,orἢēG2228theτὸtoG3588altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379τὸtoG3588that makes it sacredἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;hagiazon to dōronG37G3588G1435?
20So thenοὖνounG3767,he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846.
21AndκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Onewho dwellsκατοικοῦντιkatoikountiG2730in itαὐτόν,autonG846.
22AndκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Onewho sitsκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
23WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You pay tithes ofἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteG586τὸtoG3588mintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238G2532τὸtoG3588,dillἄνηθονanēthonG432,andG2532τὸtoG3588cuminκύμινονkuminonG2951.ButG2532you have disregardedἀφήκατεaphēkateG863theτὰtaG3588weightierβαρύτεραbaruteraG926mattersof theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου,nomouG3551τὴνtēnG3588:justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920G2532τὸtoG3588,mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andG2532τὴνtēnG3588faithfulnessπίστιν·pistinG4102.You should haveἔδειedeiG1163practicedποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160the latterταῦταtautaG3778,withoutδὲ μὴde mēG1161G3361neglectingἀφιέναι.aphienaiG863the formerG2548.
24You blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595οἱhoiG3588!You strain outδιϋλίζοντεςdiulizontesG1368τὸνtonG3588a gnatκώνωπα,kōnōpaG2971butδὲdeG1161swallowκαταπίνοντες.¶katapinontesG2666τὴνtēnG3588a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574.
25WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You cleanκαθαρίζετεkatharizeteG2511theτὸtoG3588outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855of theτοῦtouG3588cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588dishπαροψίδος,paropsidosG3953,butδὲdeG1161insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081they are fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofἐξexG1537greedἁρπαγῆςharpagēsG724andκαὶkaiG2532self-indulgenceἀκρασίας.akrasiasG192.
26Blindτυφλέ,tuphleG5185PhariseeΦαρισαῖεPharisaieG5330!FirstG4412cleanκαθάρισονkatharisonG2511theG3588insideἐντὸςentosG1787of theG3588cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andG2532G3588dishG3953,so thatἵναinaG2443αὐτοῦautouG846theG3588outsideἐκτὸςektosG1622may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096cleanκαθαρόν.¶katharonG2513as wellG2532.
27WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You are likeπαρομοιάζετεparomoiazeteG3945whitewashedκεκονιαμένοιςkekoniamenoisG2867tombsτάφοιςtaphoisG5028,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748μὲνmenG3303lookφαίνονταιphainontaiG5316beautifulὡραῖοι,hōraioiG5611on the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855butδὲdeG1161on the insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081are fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073of deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498men’sbonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747andκαὶkaiG2532every kind ofπάσηςpasēsG3956impurityἀκαθαρσίας.akatharsiasG167.
28In the same wayοὕτως καὶ μὲνhoutōs kai menG3779G2532G3303,on the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771appear to beφαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποιςphainesthe tois anthrōpoisG5316G3588G444righteousδίκαιοι,dikaioiG1342,butδέdeG1161on the insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081you areἐστεesteG1510fullμεστοὶmestoiG3324of hypocrisyὑποκρίσεωςhupokriseōsG5272andκαὶkaiG2532wickednessἀνομίας.¶anomiasG458.
29WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618τοὺςtousG3588tombsτάφουςtaphousG5028for theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andκαὶkaiG2532decorateκοσμεῖτεkosmeiteG2885theτὰtaG3588monumentsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419of theτῶνtōnG3588righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342.
30AndκαὶkaiG2532you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘IfεἰeiG1487we had livedἤμεθαēmethaG1510inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,we would not have beenοὐκ ἂν ἤμεθαouk an ēmethaG302G3756G1510partnersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with themαὐτῶνautōnG846inἐνenG1722sheddingtheτῷtōG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396.’
31SoὥστεhōsteG5620you testifyμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140against yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438thatὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστεesteG1510thesonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of thoseτῶνtōnG3588who murderedφονευσάντωνphoneusantōnG5407theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396.
32Fill upπληρώσατεplērōsateG4137ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,thenκαὶkaiG2532,theτὸtoG3588measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the sinofτῶνtōnG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962.
33You snakesὄφειςopheisG3789!You broodγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191!HowπῶςpōsG4459will you escapeφύγητε ἀπὸphugēte apoG5343G575theτῆςtēsG3588sentenceκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920τῆςtēsG3588of hellγεέννης;geennēsG1067?
34Because ofδιὰdiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ἰδοὺidouG2400,IἐγὼegōG1473am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649πρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andκαὶkaiG2532wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680menandκαὶkaiG2532teachersγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122.Some ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846you will killἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteG615andκαὶkaiG2532crucifyσταυρώσετεstaurōseteG4717,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537othersαὐτῶνautōnG846you will flogμαστιγώσετεmastigōseteG3146inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864andκαὶkaiG2532persecuteδιώξετεdiōxeteG1377fromἀπὸapoG575townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172toεἰςeisG1519townπόλιν·polinG4172.
35And soὅπωςhopōsG3704uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771will comeἔλθῃelthēG2064allπᾶνpanG3956therighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shedἐκχυννόμενονekchunnomenonG1632onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093,fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofτοῦtouG3588righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342AbelἍβελHabelG6toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of BerechiahΒαραχίουBarachiouG914,whomὃνhonG3739you murderedἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦnaouG3485andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίου.thusiastēriouG2379.
36TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,allπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240uponἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074.

Lament over Jerusalem

(Luke 13:31–35)

37O JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whoἡhēG3588killsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andκαὶkaiG2532stonesλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036thoseτοὺςtousG3588sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτήν,autēnG846,how oftenποσάκιςposakisG4212I have longedἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to gatherἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagageinG1996yourσου,souG4771τὰtaG3588children togetherτέκναteknaG5043,asὃν τρόπονhon troponG5158G3739a henὄρνιςornisG3733gathersἐπισυνάγειepisunageiG1996herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὰtaG3588chicksνοσσίαnossiaG3556underὑπὸhupoG5259herτὰςtasG3588wingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,butκαὶkaiG2532you were unwillingοὐκ ἠθελήσατε;ouk ēthelēsateG3756G2309!
38LookἰδοὺidouG2400,yourὑμῖνhuminG4771ὁhoG3588houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is leftἀφίεταιaphietaiG863to youὑμῶνhumōnG4771desolateἔρημος.erēmosG2048.
39ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771thatyou will not seeοὐ μήou mēG3756G3361G3708MeG1473againἀπ᾽ ἄρτιap᾽ artiG575G737untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193G302you sayεἴπητε·eipēteG2036, ‘BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isHe whoὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.’”

Commentaries on Matthew 23

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