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| Matthew 23:1 | Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, | Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, and to his disciples, | Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples: |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat: | Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's seat. | The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses; |
| Matthew 23:3 | all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not, | All therefore, whatever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye according to their works: for they say, and do not. | All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not. |
| Matthew 23:4 | but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. | For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. | They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them. |
| Matthew 23:5 | And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders [of their garments], | But all their works they do to be seen by men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, | But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes, |
| Matthew 23:6 | and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues, | And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, | And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, |
| Matthew 23:7 | and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. | And greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. | And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren. | But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. | But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens. | And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father who is in heaven. | And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:10 | Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ. | Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even Christ. | And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. |
| Matthew 23:11 | But the greatest of you shall be your servant. | But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. | But let the greatest among you be your servant. |
| Matthew 23:12 | And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. | And whoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. | And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high. |
| Matthew 23:13 | 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. | But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in. | But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back. |
| Matthew 23:14 | | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. | [] |
| Matthew 23:15 | 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. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
| Matthew 23:16 | 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. | Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. | A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible. |
| Matthew 23:17 | Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? | Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? | You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? |
| Matthew 23:18 | And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor. | And whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. | And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible. |
| Matthew 23:19 | [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? | Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? | You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? |
| Matthew 23:20 | He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it. | Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it. | He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. |
| Matthew 23:21 | And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it. | And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it. | And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is. |
| Matthew 23:22 | And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it. | And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it. | And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it. |
| Matthew 23:23 | 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. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone. | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone. |
| Matthew 23:24 | Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel. | Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel. | You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel. |
| Matthew 23:25 | 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. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire. |
| Matthew 23:26 | Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean. | Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. | You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean. |
| Matthew 23:27 | 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. | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things. |
| Matthew 23:28 | Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. | Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. | Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing. |
| Matthew 23:29 | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just, | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous, | A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say, |
| Matthew 23:30 | 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. | 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. | If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets. |
| Matthew 23:31 | So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets: | Wherefore ye are witnesses to yourselves, that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets. | So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death. |
| Matthew 23:32 | and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers. | Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. | Make full, then, the measure of your fathers. |
| Matthew 23:33 | Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell? | Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? | You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? |
| Matthew 23:34 | 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; | Wherefore behold, I send to 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 persecute them from city to city: | For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town; |
| Matthew 23:35 | 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. | That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. | So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death 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. | Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation. |
| Matthew 23:37 | 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! | O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! | O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not! |
| Matthew 23:38 | Behold, your house is left unto you desolate; | Behold, your house is left to you desolate. | See, your house is made waste. |
| Matthew 23:39 | 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. | For I say to 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, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord. |
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