New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:8-22

8But as for you, 1do not be called 2 3Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters. 9And do not call anyone on earth your father; for only 4One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10And do not be called 5leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 6But the greatest of you shall be your servant. 12 7Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

13“8But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, 9because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.10

15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one 11 12proselyte; and when he becomes one, you 13make him twice as much a son of 14 15hell as yourselves.

16“Woe to you, 16blind guides, who say, ‘17Whoever swears by the 18temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the 19temple is obligated.’ 17You fools and blind men! 20Which is 21more important, the gold or the 22temple that sanctified the gold? 18And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the 23offering that is on it is obligated.’ 19You blind men, 24which is 25more important, the 26offering or the altar that sanctifies the 27offering? 20Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by 28the altar and by everything on it. 21And the one who swears by the 29temple, swears both by 30the temple and by Him who 31dwells in it. 22And the one who swears by 32heaven, 33swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

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Notes

1. Matthew 23:8 James 3:1 ↩
2. Matthew 23:8 In Heb “My Teacher” or “My Master” ↩
3. 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 ↩
4. Matthew 23:9 Matt 6:9; 7:11 ↩
5. Matthew 23:10 Or teachers ↩
6. Matthew 23:11 Matt 20:26 ↩
7. Matthew 23:12 Luke 14:11; 18:14 ↩
8. Matthew 23:13 Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29 ↩
9. Matthew 23:13 Luke 11:52 ↩
10. Matthew 23:13 Late mss add (traditionally v 14): Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses even while for appearances’ sake you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation (as v 14); cf. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47 ↩
11. Matthew 23:15 Or convert ↩
12. Matthew 23:15 Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43 ↩
13. Matthew 23:15 I.e., doom him to hell ↩
14. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna ↩
15. Matthew 23:15 Matt 5:22 ↩
16. Matthew 23:16 Matt 15:14; 23:24 ↩
17. Matthew 23:16 Matt 5:33-35 ↩
18. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
19. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
20. Matthew 23:17 Ex 30:29 ↩
21. Matthew 23:17 Lit greater ↩
22. Matthew 23:17 Or sanctuary ↩
23. Matthew 23:18 Or gift ↩
24. Matthew 23:19 Ex 29:37 ↩
25. Matthew 23:19 Lit greater ↩
26. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
27. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
28. Matthew 23:20 Lit it ↩
29. Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary ↩
30. Matthew 23:21 Lit it ↩
31. Matthew 23:21 1 Kin 8:13; Ps 26:8; 132:14 ↩
32. Matthew 23:22 I.e., an indirect reference to God ↩
33. Matthew 23:22 Is 66:1; Matt 5:34 ↩

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