Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 23

1ThenΤότεToteG5119spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424to the multitudeὄχλοιςochloisG3588 G3793,andκαὶkaiG2532toG3588 G3101hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesG3588 G3101,

2τῆςtēsG3588Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,The scribesοἱ γραμματεῖςhoi grammateisG3588 G1122andκαὶkaiG2532the Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοι·hoi PharisaioiG3588 G5330sitἐκάθισανekathisanG2523inἐπὶepiG1909Moses’ΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475seatκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515:

3AllπάνταpantaG3956thereforeοὖνounG3767whatsoeverὅσαhosaG3745G302they bidG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771observeτηρεῖτε.tēreiteG5083, thatobserveG5083andκαὶkaiG2532doG4160;butδὲdeG1161doG4160notμὴmēG3361yeG4160afterκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588 G2041:forγὰρgarG1063they sayG3004,andκαὶkaiG2532doG4160notοὐouG3756.

4τοὺςtousG3588ForG1063they bindδεσμεύουσινdesmeuousinG1195heavyβαρέαbareaG926burdensφορτίαphortiaG5413andκαὶkaiG2532grievous to be borneδυσβάστακταdusbastaktaG1419,andκαὶkaiG2532layἐπιτιθέασινepititheasinG2007themonἐπὶepiG1909men’sτῶν ἀνθρώπων·tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444shouldersὤμους τῷōmous tōG3588 G5606;butG1161theyG2309themselveswillθέλουσινthelousinG2309notοὐouG3756moveκινῆσαιkinēsaiG2795themG846with one ofG1147theirG846fingersδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147.

5G3588ButG1161allπάνταpantaG3956theirG846worksἔργαergaG3588 G2041they doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160forπρὸςprosG4314to be seenθεαθῆναιtheathēnaiG2300of menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG3588 G444:they make broadπλατύνουσινplatunousinG4115G1161theirG846phylacteriesφυλακτήριαphulaktēriaG3588 G5440,andκαὶkaiG2532enlargeμεγαλύνουσινmegalunousinG3170the bordersκράσπεδαkraspedaG3588 G2899ofG3588 G2440theirG846garmentsG3588 G2440,

6AndG5037loveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368the uppermost roomsτὴν πρωτοκλισίανtēn prōtoklisianG3588 G4411atἐνenG1722feastsτοῖς δείπνοιςtois deipnoisG3588 G1173,andκαὶkaiG2532the chief seatsτὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίαςtas prōtokathedriasG3588 G4410inἐνenG1722the synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588 G4864,

7AndκαὶkaiG2532greetingsτοὺς ἀσπασμοὺςtous aspasmousG3588 G783inἐνenG1722the marketsταῖς ἀγοραῖςtais agoraisG3588 G58,andκαὶkaiG2532to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564ofὑπὸhupoG5259menτῶν ἀνθρώπωνtōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444,RabbiῥαββίrhabbiG4461,RabbiG4461.

8ButδὲdeG1161beG2564notμὴmēG3361yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564Rabbiῥαββί·rhabbiG4461:forγάρgarG1063oneεἷςheisG1520isἐστινestinG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771MasterG3588 G2519, evenChristG3588 G5547;andδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστε.¶esteG1510brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

9AndΚαὶKaiG2532callκαλέσητεkalesēteG2564noμὴmēG3361manyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fatherπατέραpateraG3962uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthγῆς·gēsG3588 G1093:forγάρgarG1063oneεἷςheisG1520isἐστινestinG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771FatherπατὴρpatērG3588 G3962,which isG3588inG1722heavenG3588 G3772.

10NeitherμηδὲmēdeG3366be ye calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564mastersκαθηγηταί,kathēgētaiG2519:forG1063oneεἷς,heisG1520isἐστινestinG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771MasterκαθηγητὴςkathēgētēsG3588 G2519, evenChristΧριστός.ChristosG3588 G5547.

11ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that is greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173among youὑμῶνhumōnG4771shall beἔσταιestaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249.

12AndδὲdeG1161whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748shall exaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be abasedταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;andκαὶkaiG2532he thatὅστιςhostisG3748shall humbleταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

13ButδὲdeG1161woeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!forὅτιhotiG3754ye shut upκλείετεkleieteG2808the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588 G3772againstἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menτῶν ἀνθρώπων·tōn anthrōpōnG3588 G444:forγὰρgarG1063yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771neitherοὐκoukG3756go inεἰσέρχεσθεeiserchestheG1525yourselves,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761suffer yeἀφίετεaphieteG863them that are enteringτοὺς εἰσερχομένουςtous eiserchomenousG3588 G1525to go inεἰσελθεῖν.¶eiseltheinG1525.

14WoeG3759unto youG4771,scribesG1122andG2532PhariseesG5273,hypocritesG5273!forG3754ye devourG2719widows’G3588 G5503housesG3588 G3614,andG2532for a pretenceG4392makeG4336longG3117prayerG4336:G1223thereforeG3778ye shall receiveG2983the greaterG4053damnationG2917.

15WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!forὅτιhotiG3754ye compassπεριάγετεperiageteG4013seaτὴν θάλασσανtēn thalassanG3588 G2281andκαὶkaiG2532landτὴν ξηρὰνtēn xēranG3588 G3584to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneἕναhenaG1520proselyteπροσήλυτον,prosēlutonG4339,andκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752he is madeγένηται,genētaiG1096,ye makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160himαὐτὸνautonG846twofold moreδιπλότερονdiploteronG1362the childυἱὸνhuionG5207of hellγεέννηςgeennēsG1067than yourselvesὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771.

16οἱhoiG3588WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771, yeblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595,which sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall swearὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722the templeτῷ ναῷ,tō naōG3588 G3485,it isἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall swearὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722the goldτῷ χρυσῷtō chrusōG3588 G5557of the templeτοῦ ναοῦ,tou naouG3588 G3485,he is a debtorὀφείλει.opheileiG3784!

17ὁhoG3588YefoolsμωροὶmōroiG3474andκαὶkaiG2532blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185:forγὰρgarG1063whetherτίςtisG5101isἐστίν,estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173,the goldχρυσὸς ὁchrusos hoG3588 G5557,orἢēG2228the templeναὸς ὁnaos hoG3588 G3485that sanctifiethἁγιάσαςhagiasasG37the goldτὸν χρυσόν;ton chrusonG3588 G5557?

18τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532,ὃςhosG3739WhosoeverG1437shall swearὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722the altarθυσιαστηρίῳ, τῷthusiastēriō tōG3588 G2379,it isἐστιν·estinG1510nothingοὐδένoudenG3762;butδ᾽d᾽G1161ὃςhosG3739whosoeverG302swearethὀμόσῃomosēG3660byἐνenG1722the giftδώρῳ τῷdōrō tōG3588 G1435that is uponἐπάνωepanōG1883itαὐτοῦ,autouG846,he is guiltyὀφείλει.opheileiG3784.

19τὸtoG3588YefoolsG3474andG2532blindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185:forγὰρgarG1063whetherτίtiG5101isgreaterμεῖζον,meizonG3173,the giftδῶρον τὸdōron toG3588 G1435,orἢēG2228the altarθυσιαστήριον τὸthusiastērion toG3588 G2379that sanctifiethἁγιάζονhagiazonG37the giftτὸ δῶρον;to dōronG3588 G1435?

20ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588WhosoG3660thereforeοὖνounG3767shall swearG3660byἐνenG1722the altarθυσιαστηρίῳ τοῖςthusiastēriō toisG3588 G2379,swearethG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956thereonἐπάνωepanōG1883.αὐτοῦ,autouG846

21ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whoso shall swearὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722the templeναῷ τῷnaō tōG3588 G3485,swearethὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722him that dwellethκατοικοῦντιkatoikountiG2730thereinαὐτόν,autonG846.

22ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he that shall swearὀμόσαςomosasG3660byἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷ τῷouranō tōG3588 G3772,swearethὀμνύειomnueiG3660byἐνenG1722the throneθρόνῳ τοῦthronō touG3588 G2362of Godθεοῦ τῷtheou tōG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722him that sittethκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521thereonἐπάνωepanōG1883.αὐτοῦ.¶autouG846

23τὸtoG3588WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!forὅτιhotiG3754ye pay titheἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteG586of mintἡδύοσμον τὸhēduosmon toG3588 G2238andG2532aniseἄνηθον τὸanēthon toG3588 G432andG2532cumminκύμινον τὰkuminon taG3588 G2951,andG2532have omittedG863the weightierβαρύτεραbaruteraG926mattersof the lawτοῦ νόμου,tou nomouG3588 G3551,judgmentτὴν κρίσινtēn krisinG3588 G2920,G2532mercyτὸ ἔλεοςto eleosG3588 G1656,andG2532faithτὴν πίστιν·tēn pistinG3588 G4102:theseταῦταtautaG3778ought yeἔδειedeiG1163to have doneποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160,andG2548notμὴmēG3361to leaveG863the otherG2548undoneG863.

24οἱhoiG3588τὸνtonG3588Yeblindτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοὶhodēgoiG3595,which strain atδιϋλίζοντεςdiulizontesG1368a gnatκώνωπα, τὴνkōnōpa tēnG3588 G2971,andδὲdeG1161swallowκαταπίνοντες.¶katapinontesG2666a camelκάμηλονkamēlonG2574.

25τὸtoG3588WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!forὅτιhotiG3754ye make cleanκαθαρίζετεkatharizeteG2511the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855of the cupτοῦ ποτηρίουtou potēriouG3588 G4221andκαὶkaiG2532of the platterτῆς παροψίδος,tēs paropsidosG3588 G3953,butδὲdeG1161withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081they are fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofἐξexG1537extortionἁρπαγῆςharpagēsG724andκαὶkaiG2532excessἀκρασίας.akrasiasG192.

26G3588Thoublindτυφλέ,tuphleG5185PhariseeΦαρισαῖεPharisaieG5330,cleanseκαθάρισονkatharisonG2511firstG4412thatG3588which iswithinἐντὸςentosG1787the cupποτηρίουpotēriouG3588 G4221andG2532platterG3588 G3953,thatἵναinaG2443the outsideἐκτὸςektosG1622of themαὐτοῦautouG846may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096cleanκαθαρόν.¶katharonG2513alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

27WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!forὅτιhotiG3754ye are like untoπαρομοιάζετεparomoiazeteG3945whitedκεκονιαμένοιςkekoniamenoisG2867sepulchresτάφοιςtaphoisG5028,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748indeedμὲνmenG3303appearφαίνονταιphainontaiG5316beautifulὡραῖοι,hōraioiG5611outwardἔξωθενexōthenG1855,butδὲdeG1161areG1073withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081fullγέμουσινgemousinG1073ofG3747deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498men’sbonesG3747,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG167allπάσηςpasēsG3956uncleannessG167.

28Even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532outwardlyἔξωθενexōthenG1855μὲνmenG3303appearφαίνεσθεphainestheG5316righteousδίκαιοι,dikaioiG1342unto menτοῖς ἀνθρώποιςtois anthrōpoisG3588 G444,butδέdeG1161withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081ye areἐστεesteG1510fullμεστοὶmestoiG3324of hypocrisyὑποκρίσεωςhupokriseōsG5272andκαὶkaiG2532iniquityἀνομίας.¶anomiasG458.

29τοὺςtousG3588WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!becauseὅτιhotiG3754ye buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618the tombsτάφους τῶνtaphous tōnG3588 G5028of the prophetsπροφητῶν τὰprophētōn taG3588 G4396,andκαὶkaiG2532garnishκοσμεῖτεkosmeiteG2885the sepulchresμνημεῖα τῶνmnēmeia tōnG3588 G3419of the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342,

30AndκαὶkaiG2532sayλέγετε·legeteG3004,IfεἰeiG1487we had beenG1510inἐνenG1722the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG3588 G2250ofG3588 G3962ourG1473fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962,we wouldG1510notοὐκ ἂνouk anG3756 G302have beenG1510partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844with themαὐτῶνautōnG846inἐνenG1722the bloodαἵματιaimatiG3588 G129of the prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG3588 G4396.

31τῶνtōnG3588WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620ye be witnessesμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140unto yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστεesteG1510the childrenυἱοίhuioiG5207of them which killedφονευσάντωνphoneusantōnG5407the prophetsτοὺς προφήτας·tous prophētasG3588 G4396.

32FillπληρώσατεplērōsateG4137yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771upG4137thenκαὶkaiG2532the measureμέτρονmetronG3588 G3358ofG3588 G3962yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3588 G3962.

33YeserpentsὄφειςopheisG3789, yegenerationγεννήματαgennēmataG1081of vipersἐχιδνῶν,echidnōnG2191,how canπῶςpōsG4459ye escapeφύγητεphugēteG5343ἀπὸapoG575the damnationτῆς κρίσεωςtēs kriseōsG3588 G2920of hellτῆς γεέννης;tēs geennēsG3588 G1067?

34WhereforeδιὰdiaG1223,τοῦτοtoutoG3778beholdG3708,IἐγὼegōG1473sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396,andG2532wise menσοφοὺςsophousG4680,andG2532scribesγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122:andG2532someofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846ye shall killἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteG615andG2532crucifyσταυρώσετεstaurōseteG4717;andG2532someofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846shall ye scourgeμαστιγώσετεmastigōseteG3146inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588 G4864,andG2532persecuteδιώξετεdiōxeteG1377themfromἀπὸapoG575cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172toεἰςeisG1519cityπόλιν·polinG4172:

35τῆςtēsG3588ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμᾶςhumasG4771may comeἔλθῃelthēG2064allπᾶνpanG3956the righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shedἐκχυννόμενονekchunnomenonG1632uponἐπὶepiG1909the earthγῆς, τοῦgēs touG3588 G1093,fromἀπὸapoG575the bloodαἵματος τοῦaimatos touG3588 G129ofG6righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342AbelἍβελHabelG6untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the bloodτοῦ αἵματοςtou aimatosG3588 G129of ZachariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197sonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of BarachiahΒαραχίουBarachiouG914,whomὃνhonG3739ye slewἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342the templeτοῦ ναοῦtou naouG3588 G3485andκαὶkaiG2532the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίου.tou thusiastēriouG3588 G2379.

36VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,AllπάνταpantaG3956these thingsταῦταtautaG3778shall comeἥξειhēxeiG2240uponἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778generationτὴν γενεὰνtēn geneanG3588 G1074.

37ἡhēG3588τοὺςtousG3588O JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, thouthat killestἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615the prophetsπροφήτας τοὺςprophētas tousG3588 G4396,andκαὶkaiG2532stonestλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036them which are sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649untoπρὸςprosG4314theeG846,how oftenποσάκιςposakisG4212would I haveἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309gatheredἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagageinG1996thyσου,souG4771childrenτὰ τέκναta teknaG3588 G5043togetherἐπισυνάγειepisunageiG1996,evenὃνhonG3739asτρόπονtroponG5158a henὄρνιςornisG3733gatherethG1996herG1438chickensτὰ νοσσίαta nossiaG3588 G3556underὑπὸhupoG5259herwingsτὰς πτέρυγας,tas pterugasG3588 G4420,andκαὶkaiG2532ye wouldἠθελήσατε;ēthelēsateG2309notοὐκoukG3756!

38BeholdG3708,yourὑμῖνhuminG4771houseὁ οἶκοςho oikosG3588 G3624is leftἀφίεταιaphietaiG863unto youὑμῶνhumōnG4771desolateἔρημος.erēmosG2048.

39ForγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖν·huminG4771,Ye shallG3708notοὐ μήou mēG3756 G3361seeG3708meG1473henceforthἀπ᾽ ἄρτιap᾽ artiG575 G737,tillἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302ye shall sayG3004,BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127ishe that comethὁ ἐρχόμενοςho erchomenosG3588 G2064inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962.

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