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Matthew 23:23-36

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.

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