New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 23:8-22

8But 1do not be calledG2564 2RabbiG4461; for OneG1520 is your TeacherG1320, and you are allG3956 brothersG80. 9Do not callG2564 anyone on earthG1093 your fatherG3962; for 3OneG1520 is your FatherG3962, He who is in heavenG3770. 10Do not be calledG2564 4leadersG2519; for OneG1520 is your LeaderG2519, that is, ChristG5547. 11 5But the greatestG3173 among you shall be your servantG1249. 12 6WhoeverG3748 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 shall be humbledG5013; and whoeverG3748 humblesG5013 himselfG1438 shall be exaltedG5312.

13“7But woeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, 8becauseG3754 you shutG2808 off the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 9from 10peopleG444; for you do not enterG1525 in yourselvesG4771, norG3761 do you allowG863 thoseG3588 who are enteringG1525 to goG1525 in. 14[11WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, becauseG3754 12you devourG2719 widows’G5503 housesG3614, and for a pretenseG4392 you makeG4336 longG3117 prayersG4336; thereforeG1223 G3778 you will receiveG2983 greaterG4053 condemnationG2917.]

15“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, becauseG3754 you travelG4013 aroundG4013 on seaG2281 and landG3584 to makeG4160 oneG1520 13 14proselyteG4339; and whenG3752 he becomesG1096 one, you makeG4160 him twiceG1362 as muchG1362 a sonG5207 of 15 16hellG1067 as yourselvesG4771.

16“WoeG3759 to you, 17blindG5185 guidesG3595, who sayG3004, ‘18WhoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the 19templeG3485, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the goldG5557 of the 20templeG3485 is obligatedG3784.’ 17You foolsG3474 and blindG5185 menG5185! 21WhichG5101 is 22moreG3173 importantG3173, the goldG5557 orG2228 the 23templeG3485 that sanctifiedG37 the goldG5557? 18And, ‘WhoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, that is nothingG3762, but whoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the 24offeringG1435 on it, he is obligatedG3784.’ 19You blindG5185 menG5185, 25whichG5101 is 26moreG3173 importantG3173, the 27offeringG1435, orG2228 the altarG2379 that sanctifiesG37 the 28offeringG1435? 20ThereforeG3767, 29whoeverG3588 swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, swearsG3660 both by 30the altarG2379 and by everythingG3956 on it. 21And 31whoeverG3588 swearsG3660 by the 32templeG3485, swearsG3660 both by 33the templeG846 and by Him who 34dwellsG2730 withinG2730 it. 22And 35whoeverG3588 swearsG3660 by heavenG3772, 36swearsG3660 both by the throneG2362 of GodG2316 and by Him who sitsG2521 upon it.

Notes

1. Matthew 23:8 James 3:1 ↩
2. Matthew 23:8 Matt 23:7; 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; 10:51; 11:21; 14:45; John 1:38, 49; 3:2, 26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8; 20:16 ↩
3. Matthew 23:9 Matt 6:9; 7:11 ↩
4. Matthew 23:10 Or teachers ↩
5. Matthew 23:11 Matt 20:26 ↩
6. Matthew 23:12 Luke 14:11; 18:14 ↩
7. Matthew 23:13 Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29 ↩
8. Matthew 23:13 Luke 11:52 ↩
9. Matthew 23:13 Lit in front of ↩
10. Matthew 23:13 Gr anthropoi ↩
11. Matthew 23:14 This v not found in early mss ↩
12. Matthew 23:14 Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 ↩
13. Matthew 23:15 Or convert ↩
14. Matthew 23:15 Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43 ↩
15. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna ↩
16. Matthew 23:15 Matt 5:22 ↩
17. Matthew 23:16 Matt 15:14; 23:24 ↩
18. Matthew 23:16 Matt 5:33-35 ↩
19. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
20. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
21. Matthew 23:17 Ex 30:29 ↩
22. Matthew 23:17 Lit greater ↩
23. Matthew 23:17 Or sanctuary ↩
24. Matthew 23:18 Or gift ↩
25. Matthew 23:19 Ex 29:37 ↩
26. Matthew 23:19 Lit greater ↩
27. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
28. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
29. Matthew 23:20 Lit he who ↩
30. Matthew 23:20 Lit it ↩
31. Matthew 23:21 Lit he who ↩
32. Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary ↩
33. Matthew 23:21 Lit it ↩
34. Matthew 23:21 1 Kin 8:13; Ps 26:8; 132:14 ↩
35. Matthew 23:22 Lit he who ↩
36. Matthew 23:22 Is 66:1; Matt 5:34 ↩