Matthew 23

1Then JesusG2424 spokeG2980 to the crowdsG3793 and to his disciplesG3101, 2sayingG3004, The scribesG1122 and the PhariseesG5330 have set themselves downG2523 in Moses' seat: 3all thingsG3956 thereforeG3767, whatever they may tellG3004 you, do and keepG5083. But do not after their worksG2041, for they sayG3004 and do not, 4but bind burdensG5413 heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shouldersG5606 of menG444, but will not moveG2795 them with their fingerG1147. 5And all their worksG2041 they do to be seenG2300 of menG444: for they makeG4160 broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments], 6and loveG5368 the chief placeG4411 in feasts and the first seatsG4410 in the synagoguesG4864, 7and salutations in the market-places, and to be calledG2564 of menG444, RabbiG4461, RabbiG4461. 8But ye, beG1510 not ye calledG2564 RabbiG4461; for oneG1520 isG1510 your instructor, and all ye areG1510 brethren. 9And callG2564 not [any oneG1520] your fatherG3962 upon the earthG1093; for oneG1520 isG1510 your FatherG3962, he who isG1510 in the heavens. 10Neither beG1510 calledG2564 instructors, for oneG1520 isG1510 your instructor, the ChristG5547. 11But the greatestG3173 of you shall beG1510 your servantG1249. 12And whoever shall exaltG5312 himself shall be humbledG5013, and whoever shall humbleG5013 himself shall be exaltedG5312. 13But woeG3759 unto you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye shutG2808 up the kingdomG932 of the heavensG3772 before menG444; for ye do not enterG1525, nor do ye suffer those that are enteringG1525 to goG1525 in. 15WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye compass the seaG2281 and the dryG3584 [land] to makeG4160 oneG1520 proselyte, and whenG3752 he is becomeG1096 [such], ye makeG4160 him twofold more [the] sonG5207 of hellG1067 than yourselves. 16WoeG3759 to you, blindG5185 guidesG3595, who sayG3004, Whosoever shall swearG3660 by the templeG3485, it isG1510 nothing; but whosoever shall swearG3660 by the goldG5557 of the templeG3485, he isG1510 a debtor. 17Fools and blindG5185, for which isG1510 greaterG3173, the goldG5557, or the templeG3485 which sanctifiesG37 the goldG5557? 18And, Whosoever shall swearG3660 by the altarG2379, it isG1510 nothing; but whosoever shall swearG3660 by the giftG1435 that isG1510 upon it isG1510 a debtor. 19[Fools and] blindG5185 ones, for which is greaterG3173, the giftG1435, or the altarG2379 which sanctifiesG37 the giftG1435? 20He thereforeG3767 that swearsG3660 by the altarG2379 swearsG3660 by it and by all thingsG3956 that are upon it. 21And he that swearsG3660 by the templeG3485 swearsG3660 by it and by him that dwellsG2730 in it. 22And he that swearsG3660 by heavenG3772 swearsG3660 by the throneG2362 of 1GodG2316 and by him that sitsG2521 upon it. 23WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye pay tithes of mintG2238 and anise and cummin, and ye have leftG863 aside the weightierG926 matters of the lawG3551, judgmentG2920 and mercyG1656 and faithG4102: these ye oughtG1163 to have done and not have leftG863 those aside. 24BlindG5185 guidesG3595, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camelG2574. 25WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye make clean the outsideG1855 of the cupG4221 and of the dish, but within they are fullG1073 of rapine and intemperance. 26BlindG5185 PhariseeG5330, make cleanG2513 firstG4413 the inside of the cupG4221 and of the dish, that their outside alsoG2532 may becomeG1096 cleanG2513. 27WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appearG5316 beautifulG5611 outwardly, but within are fullG1073 of deadG3498 men's bones and all uncleanness. 28ThusG3779 alsoG2532 ye, outwardly ye appearG5316 righteousG1342 to menG444, but within areG1510 fullG3324 of hypocrisyG5272 and lawlessnessG458. 29WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, for ye buildG3618 the sepulchres of the prophetsG4396 and adornG2885 the tombsG3419 of the justG1342, 30and ye sayG3004, If we had beenG1510 in the daysG2250 of our fathersG3962 we would not have beenG1510 partakersG2844 with them in the bloodG129 of the prophetsG4396. 31SoG5620 that ye bearG3140 witnessG3140 of yourselves that ye areG1510 sonsG5207 of those who slew the prophetsG4396: 32and ye, fillG4137 ye up the measureG3358 of your fathersG3962. 33SerpentsG3789, offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, howG4459 should ye escape the judgmentG2920 of hellG1067? 34Therefore, beholdG2400, I sendG649 unto you prophetsG4396, and wiseG4680 menG3778, and scribesG1122; and [some] of them ye will killG615 and crucifyG4717, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagoguesG4864, and will persecuteG1377 from cityG4172 to cityG4172; 35so that all righteousG1342 bloodG129 shed upon the earthG1093 should comeG2064 upon you, from the bloodG129 of righteousG1342 AbelG6 to the bloodG129 of Zacharias sonG5207 of Barachias, whom ye slew between the templeG3485 and the altarG2379. 36Verily I sayG3004 unto you, All these thingsG3778 shall comeG2240 upon this generationG1074. 37JerusalemG2419, JerusalemG2419, [the city] that killsG615 the prophetsG4396 and stones those that are sentG649 unto her, howG4212 oftenG4212 would I have gatheredG1996 thy childrenG5043 as a henG3733 gathersG1996 her chickens under her wingsG4420, and ye would not! 38BeholdG2400, your houseG3624 is leftG863 unto you desolateG2048; 39for I sayG3004 unto you, Ye shall in no wise seeG3708 me henceforth until ye sayG3004, BlessedG2127 [be] he that comesG2064 in the nameG3686 of [the] LordG2962.