Matthew 23

Woes to Scribes and Pharisees

(Luke 11:37–54)

1ThenG5119 JesusG2424 spokeG2980 to theG3588 crowdsG3793 andG2532 toG3588 HisG846 disciplesG3101: 2“TheG3588 scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330 sitG2523 inG1909 MosesG3475’ seatG2515. 3SoG3767 practiceG4160 andG2532 observeG5083 everythingG3956G3745G1437 they tellG2036 youG4771. ButG1161 do notG3361 doG4160 whatG2596 theyG846 doG2041, forG1063 they do not practiceG3756G4160 whatG2532 they preachG3004. 4They tie upG1195 heavyG926, burdensomeG1419 loadsG54131 andG2532 layG2007 them onG1909 men’sG444 shouldersG5606, butG1161 they themselvesG846 are not willingG3756G2309 to lift a fingerG3588G846G1147 to moveG2795 themG846.

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AllG3956 theirG846 deedsG2041 are doneG4160 forG4314 menG444 to seeG2300. They broadenG4115 theirG846 phylacteriesG5440 andG2532 lengthenG3170 theirG3588 tasselsG2899. 6They loveG5368 theG3588 places of honorG4411 atG1722 banquetsG1173, theG3588 chief seatsG4410 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864, 7theG3588 greetingsG783 inG1722 theG3588 marketplacesG58, andG2532 the titleG2564 of ‘RabbiG4461’ byG5259 which they are addressed.2

8ButG1161 youG4771 are not to be calledG3361G2564 ‘RabbiG4461,’ forG1063 youG4771 have oneG1520 TeacherG1320, andG1161 youG4771 areG1510 allG3956 brothersG80. 9AndG2532 do not call anyoneG2564G3361 onG1909 earthG1093 yourG4771 fatherG3962, forG1063 youG4771 have oneG1520 FatherG3962, whoG3588 is in heavenG3770. 10NorG3366 are you to be calledG2564 instructorsG2519, forG3754 youG4771 have oneG1520 InstructorG2519, theG3588 ChristG5547. 11TheG3588 greatestG3173 among youG4771 shall beG1510 yourG4771 servantG1249. 12ForG1161 whoeverG3748 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 will be humbledG5013, andG2532 whoeverG3748 humblesG5013 himselfG1438 will be exaltedG5312.

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WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You shutG2808 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772 in men’s facesG1715G3588G444. You yourselvesG4771 do not enterG3756G1525, norG3761 will you letG863 inG1525 those whoG3588 wish to enterG1525.3

15WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You traverseG4013 land andG2532 seaG2281 to winG4160 a singleG1520 convertG4339, andG2532 whenG3752 he becomesG1096 one, you makeG4160 himG846 twice as muchG1362 a sonG5207 of hellG10674 as you areG4771.

16WoeG3759 to youG4771, blindG5185 guidesG3595! You sayG3004, ‘If anyoneG3739G302 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 templeG3485, it meansG1510 nothingG3762; butG1161 if anyoneG3739G302 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 goldG5557 of theG3588 templeG3485, he is bound by his oathG3784.’ 17You blindG5185 foolsG3474! WhichG5101 isG1510 greaterG3173: theG3588 goldG5557, orG2228 theG3588 templeG3485 that makes it sacredG37G3588G5557? 18AndG2532 you say, ‘If anyoneG3739G302 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 altarG2379, it meansG1510 nothingG3762; butG1161 if anyoneG3739G302 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 giftG1435 onG1883 itG846, he is bound by his oathG3784.’ 19You blind menG5185! WhichG5101 is greaterG3173: theG3588 giftG1435, orG2228 theG3588 altarG2379 that makes it sacredG37G3588G1435? 20So thenG3767, he whoG3588 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 altarG2379 swearsG3660 byG1722 itG846 andG2532 byG1722 everythingG3956 onG1883 itG846. 21AndG2532 he whoG3588 swearsG3660 byG1722 theG3588 templeG3485 swearsG3660 byG1722 itG846 andG2532 byG1722 theG3588 One who dwellsG2730 in itG846. 22AndG2532 he whoG3588 swearsG3660 byG1722 heavenG3772 swearsG3660 byG1722 God’sG2316 throneG2362 andG2532 byG1722 theG3588 One who sitsG2521 onG1883 itG846.

23WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You pay tithes ofG586 mintG2238, dillG432, andG2532 cuminG2951. ButG2532 you have disregardedG863 theG3588 weightierG926 matters of theG3588 lawG3551: justiceG2920, mercyG1656, andG2532 faithfulnessG4102. You should haveG1163 practicedG4160 the latterG3778, withoutG1161G3361 neglectingG863 the formerG2548. 24You blindG5185 guidesG3595! You strain outG1368 a gnatG2971 butG1161 swallowG2666 a camelG2574.5

25WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You cleanG2511 theG3588 outsideG1855 of theG3588 cupG4221 andG2532 dishG3953, butG1161 insideG2081 they are fullG1073 ofG1537 greedG724 andG2532 self-indulgenceG192. 26BlindG5185 PhariseeG5330! FirstG4412 cleanG2511 theG3588 insideG1787 of theG3588 cupG4221 andG2532 dishG3953,6 so thatG2443 theG3588 outsideG1622 may becomeG1096 cleanG2513 as wellG2532.

27WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You are likeG3945 whitewashedG2867 tombsG5028, whichG3748 lookG5316 beautifulG5611 on the outsideG1855 butG1161 on the insideG2081 are fullG1073 of deadG3498 men’s bonesG3747 andG2532 every kind ofG3956 impurityG167. 28In the same wayG3779G2532G3303, on the outsideG1855 youG4771 appear to beG5316G3588G444 righteousG1342, butG1161 on the insideG2081 you areG1510 fullG3324 of hypocrisyG5272 andG2532 wickednessG458.

29WoeG3759 to youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, you hypocritesG5273! You buildG3618 tombsG5028 for theG3588 prophetsG4396 andG2532 decorateG2885 theG3588 monumentsG3419 of theG3588 righteousG1342. 30AndG2532 you sayG3004, ‘IfG1487 we had livedG1510 inG1722 theG3588 daysG2250 of ourG1473 fathersG3962, we would not have beenG302G3756G1510 partnersG2844 with themG846 inG1722 shedding theG3588 bloodG129 of theG3588 prophetsG4396.’ 31SoG5620 you testifyG3140 against yourselvesG1438 thatG3754 you areG1510 the sonsG5207 of thoseG3588 who murderedG5407 theG3588 prophetsG4396. 32Fill upG4137, thenG2532,7 theG3588 measureG3358 of the sin ofG3588 yourG4771 fathersG3962. 33You snakesG3789! You broodG1081 of vipersG2191! HowG4459 will you escapeG5343G575 theG3588 sentenceG2920 of hellG1067?

34Because ofG1223 thisG3778, IG1473 am sendingG649 youG4771 prophetsG4396 andG2532 wiseG4680 men andG2532 teachersG1122. Some ofG1537 themG846 you will killG615 andG2532 crucifyG4717, andG2532 others you will flogG3146 inG1722 yourG4771 synagoguesG4864 andG2532 persecuteG1377 fromG575 townG4172 toG1519 townG4172. 35And soG3704 uponG1909 youG4771 will comeG2064 allG3956 the righteousG1342 bloodG129 shedG1632 onG1909 earthG1093, fromG575 theG3588 bloodG129 ofG3588 righteousG1342 AbelG6 toG2193 theG3588 bloodG129 of ZechariahG2197 sonG5207 of BerechiahG914, whomG3739 you murderedG5407 betweenG3342 theG3588 templeG3485 andG2532 theG3588 altarG2379. 36TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, allG3956 these thingsG3778 will comeG2240 uponG1909 thisG3778 generationG1074.

Lament over Jerusalem

(Luke 13:31–35)

37O JerusalemG2419, JerusalemG2419, whoG3588 killsG615 theG3588 prophetsG4396 andG2532 stonesG3036 thoseG3588 sentG649 toG4314 herG846, how oftenG4212 I have longedG2309 to gatherG1996 yourG4771 children togetherG5043, asG5158G3739 a henG3733 gathersG1996 herG846 chicksG3556 underG5259 her wingsG4420, butG2532 you were unwillingG3756G2309! 38LookG2400, yourG4771 houseG3624 is leftG863 to youG4771 desolateG2048.8 39ForG1063 I tellG3004 youG4771 that you will not seeG3756G3361G3708 MeG1473 againG575G737 untilG2193G302 you sayG2036, ‘BlessedG2127 is He whoG3588 comesG2064 inG1722 the nameG3686 of the LordG2962.’9”