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Matthew 23

1ThenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeG2980tothecrowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793andtohisdisciplesG3101,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThescribesG1122andthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330havesetthemselvesdownἐκάθισανekathisanG2523inMoses'seat:

3allthingsπάνταpantaG3956thereforeοὖνounG3767,whatevertheymaytellG3004you,doandkeepG5083.ButdonotaftertheirworksἔργαergaG2041,fortheysayG3004anddonot,

4butbindburdensφορτίαphortiaG5413heavyandhardtobear,andlaythemontheshouldersὤμουςōmousG5606ofmenG444,butwillnotmoveκινῆσαιkinēsaiG2795themwiththeirfingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147.

5AndalltheirworksG2041theydotobeseenG2300ofmenG444:fortheymakeG4160broadtheirphylacteriesandenlargetheborders [oftheirgarments],

6andloveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368thechiefplaceπρωτοκλισίανprōtoklisianG4411infeastsandthefirstseatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inthesynagoguesG4864,

7andsalutationsinthemarket-places,andtobecalledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564ofmenG444,RabbiῥαββίrhabbiG4461,RabbiG4461.

8Butye,beG1510notyecalledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564Rabbiῥαββί·rhabbiG4461;foroneεἷςheisG1520isG1510yourinstructor,andallyeareG1510brethren.

9AndcallκαλέσητεkalesēteG2564not[anyoneεἷςheisG1520]yourfatherπατέραpateraG3962upontheearthγῆς·gēsG1093;foroneG1520isG1510yourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962,hewhoisG1510intheheavens.

10NeitherbeG1510calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564instructors,foroneεἷς,heisG1520isG1510yourinstructor,theChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

11ButthegreatestG3173ofyoushallbeἔσταιestaiG1510yourservantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249.

12AndwhoevershallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312himselfshallbehumbledG5013,andwhoevershallhumbleG5013himselfshallbeexaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

13ButwoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759untoyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,foryeshutκλείετεkleieteG2808upthekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932oftheheavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772beforemenG444;foryedonotenterεἰσέρχεσθεeiserchestheG1525,nordoye sufferthosethatareenteringεἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousG1525togoεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525in.

15WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,forye compasstheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andthedryξηρὰνxēranG3584[land]tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneἕναhenaG1520proselyte,andwhenὅτανhotanG3752heisbecomeγένηται,genētaiG1096[such], yemakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160himtwofold more [the]sonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofhellγεέννηςgeennēsG1067thanyourselves.

16WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185guidesG3595,whosayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, Whosoever shallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythetempleναῷ,naōG3485,itisG1510nothing;butwhosoever shallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythegoldχρυσῷchrusōG5557ofthetempleναοῦ,naouG3485,heisG1510adebtor.

17Foolsandblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185,forwhichisG1510greaterG3173,thegoldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557,orthetempleναὸςnaosG3485whichsanctifiesἁγιάσαςhagiasasG37thegoldχρυσόν;chrusonG5557?

18And, WhosoevershallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythealtarθυσιαστηρίῳ,thusiastēriōG2379,itisG1510nothing;butwhosoevershallswearὀμόσῃomosēG3660bythegiftδώρῳdōrōG1435thatisG1510uponitisG1510adebtor.

19[Foolsand]blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185ones,forwhichisgreaterG3173,thegiftδῶρονdōronG1435,orthealtarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērionG2379whichsanctifiesἁγιάζονhagiazonG37thegiftδῶρον;dōronG1435?

20HethereforeοὖνounG3767thatswearsG3660bythealtarθυσιαστηρίῳthusiastēriōG2379swearsG3660byitandbyallthingsπᾶσινpasinG3956thatareuponit.

21AndhethatswearsG3660bythetempleναῷnaōG3485swearsG3660byitandbyhimthatdwellsκατοικοῦντιkatoikountiG2730init.

22AndhethatswearsG3660byheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772swearsG3660bythethroneθρόνῳthronōG2362ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316andbyhimthatsitsG2521uponit.

23WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,forye pay tithesofmintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238andaniseandcummin,andyehaveleftG863asidetheweightierG926mattersofthelawνόμου,nomouG3551,judgmentG2920andmercyἔλεοςeleosG1656andfaithG4102:theseyeoughtG1163tohavedoneandnothaveleftG863thoseaside.

24Blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185guidesG3595,whostrainoutthegnat,butdrink downthecamelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574.

25WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,foryemakecleantheoutsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855ofthecupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andofthedish,butwithintheyarefullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofrapineandintemperance.

26Blindτυφλέ,tuphleG5185PhariseeΦαρισαῖεPharisaieG5330,makecleanκαθαρόν.¶katharonG2513firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413theinsideofthecupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221andofthedish,thattheiroutsidealsoκαὶkaiG2532maybecomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096cleanG2513.

27WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,foryearelikewhited sepulchres,whichappearφαίνονταιphainontaiG5316beautifulὡραῖοι,hōraioiG5611outwardly,butwithinarefullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofdeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498men'sbonesandalluncleanness.

28ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532ye,outwardlyyeappearφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316righteousδίκαιοι,dikaioiG1342tomenG444,butwithinareG1510fullμεστοὶmestoiG3324ofhypocrisyὑποκρίσεωςhupokriseōsG5272andlawlessnessἀνομίας.¶anomiasG458.

29WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759toyou,scribesG1122andPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesG5273,foryebuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618thesepulchresoftheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396andadornκοσμεῖτεkosmeiteG2885thetombsG3419ofthejustG1342,

30andyesayλέγετε·legeteG3004,IfwehadbeenG1510inthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962wewouldnothavebeenG1510partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844withtheminthebloodαἵματιaimatiG129oftheprophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396.

31SoG5620thatyebearμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140witnessG3140ofyourselvesthatyeareG1510sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207ofthosewhoslewtheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396:

32andye,fillπληρώσατεplērōsateG4137ye upthemeasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofyourfathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962.

33SerpentsὄφειςopheisG3789,offspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081ofvipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459should yeescapethejudgmentG2920ofhellγεέννης;geennēsG1067?

34Therefore,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IsendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649untoyouprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,andwiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680menG3778,andscribesG1122;and[some]ofthemyewillkillἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteG615andcrucifyσταυρώσετεstaurōseteG4717,and[some]ofthemyewillscourgeinyoursynagoguesG4864,andwillpersecuteδιώξετεdiōxeteG1377fromcityG4172tocityG4172;

35sothatallrighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shedupontheearthγῆς,gēsG1093shouldcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064uponyou,fromthebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofrighteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342AbelἍβελHabelG6tothebloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofZachariassonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofBarachias,whomye slewbetweenthetempleναοῦnaouG3485andthealtarθυσιαστηρίου.thusiastēriouG2379.

36VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,AllthesethingsG3778shallcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240uponthisgenerationγενεὰνgeneanG1074.

37JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, [thecity]thatkillsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615theprophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396andstonesthosethataresentG649untoher,howποσάκιςposakisG4212oftenG4212wouldIhavegatheredG1996thychildrenG5043asahenὄρνιςornisG3733gathersG1996herchickensunderherwingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,andyewouldnot!

38BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,yourhouseοἶκοςoikosG3624isleftG863untoyoudesolateἔρημος.erēmosG2048;

39forIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou, YeshallinnowiseseeG3708mehenceforthuntilyesayG3004,BlessedG2127[be]hethatcomesG2064inthenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of[the]Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

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