New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:23-36

23“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you, scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!For you titheἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteG586mintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238and dillἄνηθονanēthonG432andcuminκύμινονkuminonG2951,and have neglectedἀφήκατεaphēkateG863the weightierG926provisionsG926of the Lawνόμου,nomouG3551:justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920and mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656and faithfulnessπίστιν·pistinG4102;but theseταῦταtautaG3778are the thingsyou shouldἔδειedeiG1163have doneποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160withoutμὴmēG2532 G3361neglectingἀφιέναι.aphienaiG863the othersG2548.

24Youblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595, whostrainG1368outG1368a gnatκώνωπα,kōnōpaG2971and swallowκαταπίνοντες.¶katapinontesG2666a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574!

25“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you, scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273! Foryou cleanκαθαρίζετεkatharizeteG2511the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855of the cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221and of the dishπαροψίδος,paropsidosG3953,but insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081they are fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073of robberyἁρπαγῆςharpagēsG724and self-indulgenceἀκρασίας.akrasiasG192.

26You blindτυφλέ,tuphleG5185PhariseeΦαρισαῖεPharisaieG5330,firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413cleanκαθάρισονkatharisonG2511the insideἐντὸςentosG1787of the cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221and of the dishG3953,soG2443thatG2443theoutsideἐκτὸςektosG1622of it may alsoκαὶkaiG2532becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096cleanκαθαρόν.¶katharonG2513.

27“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you, scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!For you are likeπαρομοιάζετεparomoiazeteG3945whitewashedκεκονιαμένοιςkekoniamenoisG2867tombsτάφοιςtaphoisG5028whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748on the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855appearφαίνονταιphainontaiG5316beautifulὡραῖοι,hōraioiG5611,but insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081they are fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073of deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498men’sG3498bonesὀστέωνosteōnG3747and allπάσηςpasēsG3956uncleannessἀκαθαρσίας.akatharsiasG167.

28SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779you tooG2532,outwardlyἔξωθενexōthenG1855appearφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316righteousδίκαιοι,dikaioiG1342to peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,but inwardlyἔσωθενesōthenG2081you are fullμεστοὶmestoiG3324of hypocrisyὑποκρίσεωςhupokriseōsG5272and lawlessnessἀνομίας.¶anomiasG458.

29“WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you, scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!For you buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618the tombsτάφουςtaphousG5028for the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396and decorateκοσμεῖτεkosmeiteG2885the monumentsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419of the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342,

30and you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘IfεἰeiG1487we had beenἤμεθαēmethaG1510livingin the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962,we would not have beenἤμεθαēmethaG1510partnersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with them in sheddingthe bloodαἵματιaimatiG129of the prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396.’

31SoὥστεhōsteG5620you testifyμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140against yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, that you aresonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of thoseG3588who murderedφονευσάντωνphoneusantōnG5407the prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396.

32FillπληρώσατεplērōsateG4137up, thenκαὶkaiG2532,the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of the guiltof your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962.

33You snakesὄφειςopheisG3789, youoffspringγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,howπῶςpōsG4459will you escapeφύγητεphugēteG5343thesentenceκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920ofhellγεέννης;geennēsG1067?

34“Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680menG4680and scribesγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122;someἐξexG1537of them you will killἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteG615and crucifyσταυρώσετεstaurōseteG4717,and someἐξexG1537of them you willflogμαστιγώσετεmastigōseteG3146in your synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864, andpersecuteδιώξετεdiōxeteG1377from cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172to cityπόλιν·polinG4172,

35soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704upon you will fallἔλθῃelthēG2064the guilt ofallπᾶνpanG3956the righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shedἐκχυννόμενονekchunnomenonG1632on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,from the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342AbelἍβελHabelG6to the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197, thesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of BerechiahΒαραχίουBarachiouG914,whomὃνhonG3739you murderedἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342thetempleναοῦnaouG3485and the altarθυσιαστηρίου.thusiastēriouG2379.

36TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240uponthisG3778generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074.

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