New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:23-36

23“1WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For you titheG586 mintG2238 and dillG432 and 2cuminG2951, and have neglectedG863 the weightierG926 provisionsG926 of the LawG3551: justiceG2920 and mercyG1656 and faithfulnessG4102; but theseG3778 are the things you shouldG1163 have doneG4160 withoutG2532 G3361 neglectingG863 the othersG2548. 24You 3blindG5185 guidesG3595, who 4strainG1368 outG1368 a gnatG2971 and swallowG2666 a camelG2574!

25“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For 5you cleanG2511 the outsideG1855 of the cupG4221 and of the dishG3953, but insideG2081 they are fullG1073 6of robberyG724 and self-indulgenceG192. 26You blindG5185 PhariseeG5330, firstG4413 7cleanG2511 the insideG1787 of the cupG4221 and of the dishG3953, soG2443 thatG2443 the 8outsideG1622 of it may alsoG2532 becomeG1096 cleanG2513.

27“9WoeG3759 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“10WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! For you buildG3618 the tombsG5028 for the prophetsG4396 and decorateG2885 the monumentsG3419 of the righteousG1342, 30and you sayG3004, ‘IfG1487 we had beenG1510 living in the daysG2250 of our fathersG3962, we would not have beenG1510 partnersG2844 with them in shedding the bloodG129 of the prophetsG4396.’ 31SoG5620 you testifyG3140 against yourselvesG1438, that you 11are 12sonsG5207 of thoseG3588 who murderedG5407 the prophetsG4396. 32 13FillG4137 up, thenG2532, the measureG3358 of the guilt of your fathersG3962. 33You snakesG3789, 14you 15offspringG1081 of vipersG2191, howG4459 16will you escapeG5343 the 17sentenceG2920 of 18 19hellG1067?

34“20ThereforeG1223 G3778, beholdG2400, 21I am sendingG649 you prophetsG4396 and wiseG4680 menG4680 and scribesG1122; someG1537 of them you will killG615 and crucifyG4717, and someG1537 of them you will 22flogG3146 in your synagoguesG4864, and 23persecuteG1377 from cityG4172 to cityG4172, 35soG3704 thatG3704 upon you will fallG2064 the guilt of allG3956 the righteousG1342 bloodG129 shedG1632 on earthG1093, from the bloodG129 of righteousG1342 24AbelG6 to the bloodG129 of ZechariahG2197, the 25sonG5207 of BerechiahG914, whomG3739 26you murderedG5407 betweenG3342 the 27templeG3485 and the altarG2379. 36TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 will comeG2240 upon 28thisG3778 generationG1074.

Notes

1. Matthew 23:23 Matt 23:13; Luke 11:42 ↩
2. Matthew 23:23 Similar to caraway seeds ↩
3. Matthew 23:24 Matt 23:16 ↩
4. Matthew 23:24 Or filter out ↩
5. Matthew 23:25 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f ↩
6. Matthew 23:25 Or as a result of ↩
7. Matthew 23:26 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f ↩
8. 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) ↩
9. Matthew 23:27 Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3 ↩
10. Matthew 23:29 Luke 11:47f ↩
11. Matthew 23:31 Matt 23:34, 37; Acts 7:51f ↩
12. Matthew 23:31 Or descendants ↩
13. Matthew 23:32 I.e., finish what they started ↩
14. Matthew 23:33 Matt 3:7; Luke 3:7 ↩
15. Matthew 23:33 Or brood ↩
16. Matthew 23:33 Lit are you to escape ↩
17. Matthew 23:33 Or judgment ↩
18. Matthew 23:33 Gr Gehenna ↩
19. Matthew 23:33 Matt 5:22 ↩
20. Matthew 23:34 Matt 23:34-36; Luke 11:49-51 ↩
21. Matthew 23:34 2 Chr 36:15, 16 ↩
22. Matthew 23:34 Matt 10:17 ↩
23. Matthew 23:34 Matt 10:23 ↩
24. Matthew 23:35 Gen 4:8ff; Heb 11:4 ↩
25. Matthew 23:35 Zech 1:1 ↩
26. Matthew 23:35 2 Chr 24:21 ↩
27. Matthew 23:35 Or sanctuary ↩
28. Matthew 23:36 Matt 10:23; 24:34 ↩