New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:8-22

8But as for you, 1do not be calledG2564 2 3RabbiG4461; for only OneG1520 is your TeacherG1320, and you are allG3956 brothersG80 and sisters. 9And do not callG2564 anyone on earthG1093 your fatherG3962; for only 4OneG1520 is your FatherG3962, He who is in heavenG3770. 10And do not be calledG2564 5leadersG2519; for only OneG1520 is your LeaderG2519, that is, ChristG5547. 11 6But the greatestG3173 of you shall be your servantG1249. 12 7WhoeverG3748 exaltsG5312 himselfG1438 shall be humbledG5013, and whoeverG3748 humblesG5013 himselfG1438 shall be exaltedG5312.

13“8But woeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, 9becauseG3754 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 inG1525.10

15“WoeG3759 to you, scribesG1122 and PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273, becauseG3754 you travelG4013 aroundG4013 on seaG2281 and landG3584 to makeG4160 oneG1520 11 12proselyteG4339; and whenG3752 he becomesG1096 one, you 13makeG4160 him twiceG1362 asG1362 muchG1362 a sonG5207 of 14 15hellG1067 as yourselvesG4771.

16“WoeG3759 to you, 16blindG5185 guidesG3595, who sayG3004, ‘17WhoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the 18templeG3485, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the goldG5557 of the 19templeG3485 is obligatedG3784.’ 17You foolsG3474 and blindG5185 menG5185! 20WhichG5101 is 21moreG3173 importantG3173, the goldG5557 orG2228 the 22templeG3485 that sanctifiedG37 the goldG5557? 18And you say, ‘WhoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, that is nothingG3762; but whoeverG3739 G302 swearsG3660 by the 23offeringG1435 that is on it is obligatedG3784.’ 19You blindG5185 menG5185, 24whichG5101 is 25moreG3173 importantG3173, the 26offeringG1435 orG2228 the altarG2379 that sanctifiesG37 the 27offeringG1435? 20ThereforeG3767, the one who swearsG3660 by the altarG2379, swearsG3660 both by 28the altarG2379 and by everythingG3956 on it. 21And the one who swearsG3660 by the 29templeG3485, swearsG3660 both by 30the templeG846 and by Him who 31dwellsG2730 in it. 22And the one who swearsG3660 by 32heavenG3772, 33swearsG3660 both by the throneG2362 of GodG2316 and by Him who sitsG2521 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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