Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 23:13-39
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.
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.’
18AndκαὶkaiG2532you say, ‘If anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588altarθυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōG2379,it meansἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739G302swearsὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588giftδώρῳdōrōG1435τῷtōG3588onἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he is bound by his oathὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.’
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.
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.’
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.
37O JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whoἡhēG3588killsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andκαὶkaiG2532stonesλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036thoseτοὺςtousG3588sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτήν,autēnG846,how oftenποσάκιςposakisG4212I have longedἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to gatherἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagageinG1996yourσου,souG4771τὰtaG3588children togetherτέκναteknaG5043,asὃν τρόπονhon troponG5158G3739a henὄρνιςornisG3733gathersἐπισυνάγειepisunageiG1996herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὰtaG3588chicksνοσσίαnossiaG3556underὑπὸhupoG5259herτὰςtasG3588wingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,butκαὶkaiG2532you were unwillingοὐκ ἠθελήσατε;ouk ēthelēsateG3756G2309!
39ForγὰρgarG1063I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771thatyou will not seeοὐ μήou mēG3756G3361G3708MeG1473againἀπ᾽ ἄρτιap᾽ artiG575G737untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193G302you sayεἴπητε·eipēteG2036, ‘BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127isHe whoὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064inἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.’”
Commentaries on Matthew 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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