Matthew 23

1ThenG5119 spakeG2980 JesusG3588G2424 to the multitudeG3588G3793, andG2532 toG3588G3101 hisG846 disciplesG3588G3101, 2SayingG3004, The scribesG3588G1122 andG2532 the PhariseesG3588G5330 sitG2523 inG1909 Moses’G3475 seatG2515: 3AllG3956 thereforeG3767 whatsoeverG3745 they bidG3004 youG4771 observeG5083, that observeG5083 andG2532 doG4160; butG1161 doG4160 notG3361 yeG4160 afterG2596 theirG846 worksG3588G2041: forG1063 they sayG3004, andG2532 doG4160 notG3756. 4ForG1063 they bindG1195 heavyG926 burdensG5413 andG2532 grievous to be borneG1419, andG2532 layG2007 them onG1909 men’sG3588G444 shouldersG3588G5606; butG1161 theyG2309 themselves willG2309 notG3756 moveG2795 themG846 with one ofG1147 theirG846 fingersG1147. 5ButG1161 allG3956 theirG846 worksG3588G2041 they doG4160 forG4314 to be seenG2300 of menG3588G444: they make broadG4115 theirG846 phylacteriesG3588G5440, andG2532 enlargeG3170 the bordersG3588G2899 ofG3588G2440 theirG846 garmentsG3588G2440, 6AndG5037 loveG5368 the uppermost roomsG3588G4411 atG1722 feastsG3588G1173, andG2532 the chief seatsG3588G4410 inG1722 the synagoguesG3588G4864, 7AndG2532 greetingsG3588G783 inG1722 the marketsG3588G58, andG2532 to be calledG2564 ofG5259 menG3588G444, RabbiG4461, RabbiG4461. 8ButG1161 beG2564 notG3361 yeG4771 calledG2564 RabbiG4461: forG1063 oneG1520 isG1510 yourG4771 MasterG3588G2519, even ChristG3588G5547; andG1161 allG3956 yeG4771 areG1510 brethrenG80. 9AndG2532 callG2564 noG3361 man yourG4771 fatherG3962 uponG1909 the earthG3588G1093: forG1063 oneG1520 isG1510 yourG4771 FatherG3588G3962, which isG3588 inG1722 heavenG3588G3772. 10NeitherG3366 be ye calledG2564 mastersG2519: forG1063 oneG1520 isG1510 yourG4771 MasterG3588G2519, even ChristG3588G5547. 11ButG1161 he that is greatestG3173 among youG4771 shall beG1510 yourG4771 servantG1249. 12AndG1161 whosoeverG3748 shall exaltG5312 himselfG1438 shall be abasedG5013; andG2532 he thatG3748 shall humbleG5013 himselfG1438 shall be exaltedG5312.

13ButG1161 woeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye shut upG2808 the kingdomG3588G932 of heavenG3588G3772 againstG1715 menG3588G444: forG1063 yeG4771 neitherG3756 go inG1525 yourselves, neitherG3761 suffer yeG863 them that are enteringG3588G1525 to go inG1525. 14WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5273, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye devourG2719 widows’G3588G5503 housesG3588G3614, andG2532 for a pretenceG4392 makeG4336 longG3117 prayerG4336: thereforeG3778 ye shall receiveG2983 the greaterG4053 damnationG2917. 15WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye compassG4013 seaG3588G2281 andG2532 landG3588G3584 to makeG4160 oneG1520 proselyteG4339, andG2532 whenG3752 he is madeG1096, ye makeG4160 himG846 twofold moreG1362 the childG5207 of hellG1067 than yourselvesG4771. 16WoeG3759 unto youG4771, ye blindG5185 guidesG3595, which sayG3004, WhosoeverG3739 shall swearG3660 byG1722 the templeG3588G3485, it isG1510 nothingG3762; butG1161 whosoeverG3739 shall swearG3660 byG1722 the goldG3588G5557 of the templeG3588G3485, he is a debtorG3784! 17Ye foolsG3474 andG2532 blindG5185: forG1063 whetherG5101 isG1510 greaterG3173, the goldG3588G5557, orG2228 the templeG3588G3485 that sanctifiethG37 the goldG3588G5557? 18AndG2532, WhosoeverG1437 shall swearG3660 byG1722 the altarG3588G2379, it isG1510 nothingG3762; butG1161 whosoeverG302 swearethG3660 byG1722 the giftG3588G1435 that is uponG1883 itG846, he is guiltyG3784. 19Ye foolsG3474 andG2532 blindG5185: forG1063 whetherG5101 is greaterG3173, the giftG3588G1435, orG2228 the altarG3588G2379 that sanctifiethG37 the giftG3588G1435? 20WhosoG3660 thereforeG3767 shall swearG3660 byG1722 the altarG3588G2379, swearethG3660 byG1722 itG846, andG2532 byG1722 all thingsG3956 thereonG1883. 21AndG2532 whoso shall swearG3660 byG1722 the templeG3588G3485, swearethG3660 byG1722 itG846, andG2532 byG1722 him that dwellethG2730 thereinG846. 22AndG2532 he that shall swearG3660 byG1722 heavenG3588G3772, swearethG3660 byG1722 the throneG3588G2362 of GodG3588G2316, andG2532 byG1722 him that sittethG2521 thereonG1883. 23WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye pay titheG586 of mintG3588G2238 andG2532 aniseG3588G432 andG2532 cumminG3588G2951, andG2532 have omittedG863 the weightierG926 matters of the lawG3588G3551, judgmentG3588G2920, mercyG3588G1656, andG2532 faithG3588G4102: theseG3778 ought yeG1163 to have doneG4160, andG2548 notG3361 to leaveG863 the otherG2548 undoneG863. 24Ye blindG5185 guidesG3595, which strain atG1368 a gnatG3588G2971, andG1161 swallowG2666 a camelG2574. 25WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye make cleanG2511 the outsideG1855 of the cupG3588G4221 andG2532 of the platterG3588G3953, butG1161 withinG2081 they are fullG1073 ofG1537 extortionG724 andG2532 excessG192. 26Thou blindG5185 PhariseeG5330, cleanseG2511 firstG4412 thatG3588 which is withinG1787 the cupG3588G4221 andG2532 platterG3588G3953, thatG2443 the outsideG1622 of themG846 may beG1096 cleanG2513 alsoG2532. 27WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye are like untoG3945 whitedG2867 sepulchresG5028, whichG3748 indeedG3303 appearG5316 beautifulG5611 outwardG1855, butG1161 areG1073 withinG2081 fullG1073 ofG3747 deadG3498 men’s bonesG3747, andG2532 ofG167 allG3956 uncleannessG167. 28Even soG3779 yeG4771 alsoG2532 outwardlyG1855 appearG5316 righteousG1342 unto menG3588G444, butG1161 withinG2081 ye areG1510 fullG3324 of hypocrisyG5272 andG2532 iniquityG458. 29WoeG3759 unto youG4771, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! becauseG3754 ye buildG3618 the tombsG3588G5028 of the prophetsG3588G4396, andG2532 garnishG2885 the sepulchresG3588G3419 of the righteousG1342, 30AndG2532 sayG3004, IfG1487 we had beenG1510 inG1722 the daysG3588G2250 ofG3588G3962 ourG1473 fathersG3588G3962, we wouldG1510 notG3756G302 have beenG1510 partakersG2844 with themG846 inG1722 the bloodG3588G129 of the prophetsG3588G4396. 31WhereforeG5620 ye be witnessesG3140 unto yourselvesG1438, thatG3754 ye areG1510 the childrenG5207 of them which killedG5407 the prophetsG3588G4396. 32FillG4137 yeG4771 upG4137 thenG2532 the measureG3588G3358 ofG3588G3962 yourG4771 fathersG3588G3962. 33Ye serpentsG3789, ye generationG1081 of vipersG2191, how canG4459 ye escapeG5343 the damnationG3588G2920 of hellG3588G1067?

34WhereforeG1223, beholdG3708, IG1473 sendG649 untoG4314 youG4771 prophetsG4396, andG2532 wise menG4680, andG2532 scribesG1122: andG2532 some ofG1537 themG846 ye shall killG615 andG2532 crucifyG4717; andG2532 some ofG1537 themG846 shall ye scourgeG3146 inG1722 yourG4771 synagoguesG3588G4864, andG2532 persecuteG1377 them fromG575 cityG4172 toG1519 cityG4172: 35ThatG3704 uponG1909 youG4771 may comeG2064 allG3956 the righteousG1342 bloodG129 shedG1632 uponG1909 the earthG3588G1093, fromG575 the bloodG3588G129 ofG6 righteousG1342 AbelG6 untoG2193 the bloodG3588G129 of ZachariahG2197 sonG5207 of BarachiahG914, whomG3739 ye slewG5407 betweenG3342 the templeG3588G3485 andG2532 the altarG3588G2379. 36VerilyG281 I sayG3004 unto youG4771, AllG3956 these thingsG3778 shall comeG2240 uponG1909 thisG3778 generationG3588G1074. 37O JerusalemG2419, JerusalemG2419, thou that killestG615 the prophetsG3588G4396, andG2532 stonestG3036 them which are sentG649 untoG4314 theeG846, how oftenG4212 would I haveG2309 gatheredG1996 thyG4771 childrenG3588G5043 togetherG1996, evenG3739 asG5158 a henG3733 gatherethG1996 herG1438 chickensG3588G3556 underG5259 her wingsG3588G4420, andG2532 ye wouldG2309 notG3756! 38BeholdG3708, yourG4771 houseG3588G3624 is leftG863 unto youG4771 desolateG2048. 39ForG1063 I sayG3004 unto youG4771, Ye shallG3708 notG3756G3361 seeG3708 meG1473 henceforthG575G737, tillG2193G302 ye shall sayG3004, BlessedG2127 is he that comethG3588G2064 inG1722 the nameG3686 of the LordG2962.