New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 23:11-16

11 1But the greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 2Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

13“3But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, 4because you shut off the kingdom of heaven 5from 6people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14[7Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because 8you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]

15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one 9 10proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of 11 12hell as yourselves.

16“Woe to you, 13blind guides, who say, ‘14Whoever swears by the 15temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the 16temple is obligated.’

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Notes

1. Matthew 23:11 Matt 20:26 ↩
2. Matthew 23:12 Luke 14:11; 18:14 ↩
3. Matthew 23:13 Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29 ↩
4. Matthew 23:13 Luke 11:52 ↩
5. Matthew 23:13 Lit in front of ↩
6. Matthew 23:13 Gr anthropoi ↩
7. Matthew 23:14 This v not found in early mss ↩
8. Matthew 23:14 Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 ↩
9. Matthew 23:15 Or convert ↩
10. Matthew 23:15 Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43 ↩
11. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna ↩
12. Matthew 23:15 Matt 5:22 ↩
13. Matthew 23:16 Matt 15:14; 23:24 ↩
14. Matthew 23:16 Matt 5:33-35 ↩
15. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
16. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩

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