New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:11-16

11 1But the greatestG3173 of you shall be your servantG1249. 12 2WhoeverG3748 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 shall be humbledG5013, and whoeverG3748 humblesG5013 himselfG1438 shall be exaltedG5312.

13“3But woeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, 4becauseG3754 you shutG2808 the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 inG1715 frontG1715 ofG1715 peopleG444; for you do not enterG1525 it yourselvesG4771, norG3761 do you allowG863 thoseG3588 who are enteringG1525 to goG1525 inG1525.5

15“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, becauseG3754 you travelG4013 aroundG4013 on seaG2281 and landG3584 to makeG4160 oneG1520 6 7proselyteG4339; and whenG3752 he becomesG1096 one, you 8makeG4160 him twiceG1362 asG1362 muchG1362 a sonG5207 of 9 10hellG1067 as yourselvesG4771.

16“WoeG3759 to you, 11blindG5185 guidesG3595, who sayG3004, ‘12WhoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the 13templeG3485, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the goldG5557 of the 14templeG3485 is obligatedG3784.’

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 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 ↩
6. Matthew 23:15 Or convert ↩
7. Matthew 23:15 Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43 ↩
8. Matthew 23:15 I.e., doom him to hell ↩
9. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna ↩
10. Matthew 23:15 Matt 5:22 ↩
11. Matthew 23:16 Matt 15:14; 23:24 ↩
12. Matthew 23:16 Matt 5:33-35 ↩
13. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
14. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩