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Matthew 23:16-24

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.

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 mēG1161 G3361neglectingἀφιέναι.aphienaiG863the formerG2548.

24You blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595οἱhoiG3588!You strain outδιϋλίζοντεςdiulizontesG1368τὸνtonG3588a gnatκώνωπα,kōnōpaG2971butδὲdeG1161swallowκαταπίνοντες.¶katapinontesG2666τὴνtēnG3588a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574.

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