Matthew 23
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Matthew 23:2-12

2SayingG3004, The scribesG1122 andG2532 the PhariseesG5330 sitG2523 inG1909 the seatG2515 of MosesG3475: 3AllG3956 thereforeG3767 whateverG302G3745 they bidG2036 youG5213 observeG5083, that observeG5083 andG2532 doG4160; butG1161 doG4160 notG3361 ye according toG2596 theirG846 worksG2041: forG1063 they sayG3004, andG2532 doG4160 notG3756. 4ForG1063 they bindG1195 heavyG926 burdensG5413 andG2532 grievous to be borneG1419, andG2532 layG2007 them onG1909 men’sG444 shouldersG5606; butG1161 they themselves willG2309 notG3756 moveG2795 themG846 with one of theirG846 fingersG1147. 5ButG1161 allG3956 theirG846 worksG2041 they doG4160G4314 to be seenG2300 by menG444: they make broadG4115 theirG846 phylacteriesG5440, andG2532 enlargeG3170 the bordersG2899 of theirG846 garmentsG2440,1 6AndG5037 loveG5368 the uppermost placesG4411 atG1722 feastsG1173, andG2532 the best seatsG4410 inG1722 the synagoguesG4864, 7AndG2532 greetingsG783 inG1722 the marketsG58, andG2532 to be calledG2564 byG5259 menG444, RabbiG4461, RabbiG4461. 8ButG1161 beG2564 notG3361 yeG5210 calledG2564 RabbiG4461: forG1063 oneG1520 isG2076 yourG5216 MasterG2519, even ChristG5547; andG1161 allG3956 yeG5210 areG2075 brethrenG80. 9AndG2532 callG2564 noG3361 man yourG5216 fatherG3962 uponG1909 the earthG1093: forG1063 oneG1520 isG2076 yourG5216 FatherG3962, whoG3588 is inG1722 heavenG3772. 10NeitherG3366 be ye calledG2564 mastersG2519: forG1063 oneG1520 isG2076 yourG5216 MasterG2519, even ChristG5547. 11ButG1161 he that is greatestG3187 among youG5216 shall beG2071 yourG5216 servantG1249. 12AndG1161 whoeverG3748 shall exaltG5312 himselfG1438 shall be abasedG5013; andG2532 heG3748 that shall humbleG5013 himselfG1438 shall be exaltedG5312.

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  1. 1. Matthew 23:5 phylacteries: pieces of parchment containing sentences of the law ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 23

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain