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Matthew 23:13-29

13“1But woeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, 2becauseG3754 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 inG1525.3

15“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, becauseG3754 you travelG4013 aroundG4013 on seaG2281 and landG3584 to makeG4160 oneG1520 45proselyteG4339; and whenG3752 he becomesG1096 one, you 6makeG4160 him twiceG1362 asG1362 muchG1362 a sonG5207 of 78hellG1067 as yourselvesG4771.

16“WoeG3759 to you, 9blindG5185 guidesG3595, who sayG3004, ‘10WhoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the 11templeG3485, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the goldG5557 of the 12templeG3485 is obligatedG3784.’ 17You foolsG3474 and blindG5185 menG5185! 13WhichG5101 is 14moreG3173 importantG3173, the goldG5557 orG2228 the 15templeG3485 that sanctifiedG37 the goldG5557? 18And you say, ‘WhoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739G302 swearsG3660 by the 16offeringG1435 that is on it is obligatedG3784.’ 19You blindG5185 menG5185, 17whichG5101 is 18moreG3173 importantG3173, the 19offeringG1435 orG2228 the altarG2379 that sanctifiesG37 the 20offeringG1435? 20ThereforeG3767, the one who swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, swearsG3660 both by 21the altarG2379 and by everythingG3956 on it. 21And the one who swearsG3660 by the 22templeG3485, swearsG3660 both by 23the templeG846 and by Him who 24dwellsG2730 in it. 22And the one who swearsG3660 by 25heavenG3772, 26swearsG3660 both by the throneG2362 of GodG2316 and by Him who sitsG2521 upon it.

23“27WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For you titheG586 mintG2238 and dillG432 and 28cuminG2951, and have neglectedG863 the weightierG926 provisionsG926 of the LawG3551: justiceG2920 and mercyG1656 and faithfulnessG4102; but theseG3778 are the things you shouldG1163 have doneG4160 withoutG2532G3361 neglectingG863 the othersG2548. 24You 29blindG5185 guidesG3595, who 30strainG1368 outG1368 a gnatG2971 and swallowG2666 a camelG2574!

25“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For 31you cleanG2511 the outsideG1855 of the cupG4221 and of the dishG3953, but insideG2081 they are fullG1073 32of robberyG724 and self-indulgenceG192. 26You blindG5185 PhariseeG5330, firstG4413 33cleanG2511 the insideG1787 of the cupG4221 and of the dishG3953, soG2443 thatG2443 the 34outsideG1622 of it may alsoG2532 becomeG1096 cleanG2513.

27“35WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For you are likeG3945 whitewashedG2867 tombsG5028 whichG3748 on the outsideG1855 appearG5316 beautifulG5611, but insideG2081 they are fullG1073 of deadG3498 men’sG3498 bonesG3747 and allG3956 uncleannessG167. 28SoG3779 you tooG2532, outwardlyG1855 appearG5316 righteousG1342 to peopleG444, but inwardlyG2081 you are fullG3324 of hypocrisyG5272 and lawlessnessG458.

29“36WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For you buildG3618 the tombsG5028 for the prophetsG4396 and decorateG2885 the monumentsG3419 of the righteousG1342,

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 23:13 Matt 23:15, 16, 23, 25, 27, 29 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 23:13 Luke 11:52 ↩
  3. 3. 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 ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 23:15 Or convert ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 23:15 Acts 2:10; 6:5; 13:43 ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 23:15 I.e., doom him to hell ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 23:15 Matt 5:22 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 23:16 Matt 15:14; 23:24 ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 23:16 Matt 5:33-35 ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 23:17 Ex 30:29 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 23:17 Lit greater ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 23:17 Or sanctuary ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 23:18 Or gift ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 23:19 Ex 29:37 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 23:19 Lit greater ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 23:19 Or gift ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 23:20 Lit it ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 23:21 Lit it ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 23:21 1 Kin 8:13; Ps 26:8; 132:14 ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 23:22 I.e., an indirect reference to God ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 23:22 Is 66:1; Matt 5:34 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 23:23 Matt 23:13; Luke 11:42 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 23:23 Similar to caraway seeds ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 23:24 Matt 23:16 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 23:24 Or filter out ↩
  31. 31. Matthew 23:25 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f ↩
  32. 32. Matthew 23:25 Or as a result of ↩
  33. 33. Matthew 23:26 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f ↩
  34. 34. Matthew 23:26 If the inside was ritually unclean, the entire vessel was unclean whether the outside was cleaned or not (cf. Num 19:15) ↩
  35. 35. Matthew 23:27 Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3 ↩
  36. 36. Matthew 23:29 Luke 11:47f ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 23

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