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| Matthew 23:1 | Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, | Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples, | Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat: | saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees; | saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat: |
| Matthew 23:3 | all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not. | all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not; | all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not, |
| Matthew 23:4 | Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. | for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them. | but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. |
| Matthew 23:5 | But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments], | `And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments, | And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments], |
| Matthew 23:6 | and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, | they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues, | and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues, |
| Matthew 23:7 | and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi. | and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. | and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren. | `And ye ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director the Christ, and all ye are brethren; | But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven. | and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens, | And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens. |
| Matthew 23:10 | Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ. | nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director the Christ. | Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ. |
| Matthew 23:11 | But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. | And the greater of you shall be your ministrant, | But the greatest of you shall be your servant. |
| Matthew 23:12 | And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. | and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. | And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. |
| Matthew 23:13 | But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter[.] | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter. | But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for *ye* do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in. |
| Matthew 23:14 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation. | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment. | |
| Matthew 23:15 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves. | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry [land] to make one proselyte, and when he is become [such], ye make him twofold more [the] son of hell than yourselves. |
| Matthew 23:16 | Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. | `Wo to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary is debtor! | Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. |
| Matthew 23:17 | Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold? | Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold? | Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? |
| Matthew 23:18 | And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor. | `And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it is debtor! | And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor. |
| Matthew 23:19 | Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? | Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift? | [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? |
| Matthew 23:20 | He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. | `He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it; | He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it. |
| Matthew 23:21 | And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. | and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it; | And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it. |
| Matthew 23:22 | And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. | and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it. | And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it. |
| Matthew 23:23 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside. |
| Matthew 23:24 | Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel! | `Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing. | Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel. |
| Matthew 23:25 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance. |
| Matthew 23:26 | Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. | `Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean. | Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean. |
| Matthew 23:27 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness; | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. |
| Matthew 23:28 | Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. | so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. | Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. |
| Matthew 23:29 | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous, | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just, |
| Matthew 23:30 | and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. | and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. | and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. |
| Matthew 23:31 | Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. | So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets; | So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets: |
| Matthew 23:32 | Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. | and ye ye fill up the measure of your fathers. | and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers. |
| Matthew 23:33 | Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell? | `Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna? | Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell? |
| Matthew 23:34 | Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: | `Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city; | Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city; |
| Matthew 23:35 | that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar. | that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar: | so that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon *you*, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. |
| Matthew 23:36 | Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. | verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. | Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. |
| Matthew 23:37 | O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! | `Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will. | Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [the city] that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! |
| Matthew 23:38 | Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. | Lo, left desolate to you is your house; | Behold, your house is left unto you desolate; |
| Matthew 23:39 | For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord. | for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.` | for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord. |
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