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Matthew 23:13-22

13δὲdeG1161WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,you hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273ὅτιhotiG3754!You shutκλείετεkleieteG2808theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772in men’s facesἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων·emprosthen tōn anthrōpōnG1715 G3588 G444γὰρgarG1063.You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do not enterοὐκ εἰσέρχεσθεouk eiserchestheG3756 G1525,norοὐδὲoudeG3761will you letἀφίετεaphieteG863inεἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousG1525those whoτοὺςtousG3588wish to enterεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525.

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 anG3739 G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷ,naōG3485,it meansἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588goldχρυσῷchrusōG5557of theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦ,naouG3485,he is bound by his oathὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.’

17Youblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185καὶkaiG2532foolsμωροὶmōroiG3474γὰρgarG1063!WhichτίςtisG5101isἐστίν,estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173:theὁhoG3588goldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557,orἢēG2228theὁhoG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485ὁhoG3588that makes it sacredἁγιάσας τὸν χρυσόν;hagiasas ton chrusonG37 G3588 G5557?

18AndκαὶkaiG2532you say, ‘If anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōG2379,it meansἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588giftδώρῳdōrōG1435τῷtōG3588onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he is bound by his oathὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.’

19You blind menτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185γὰρgarG1063!WhichτίtiG5101isgreaterμεῖζον,meizonG3173:theτὸtoG3588giftδῶρονdōronG1435,orἢēG2228theτὸtoG3588altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379τὸtoG3588that makes it sacredἁγιάζον τὸ δῶρον;hagiazon to dōronG37 G3588 G1435?

20So thenοὖνounG3767,he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Onewho dwellsκατοικοῦντιkatoikountiG2730in itαὐτόν,autonG846.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588swearsὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772swearsὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Onewho sitsκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

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