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| Matthew 23:1 | Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, | Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, | Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, 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 sat on Moses' seat. | Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's seat. |
| 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 things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do. | 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. |
| 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 that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them. | 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. |
| 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 their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes 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, |
| Matthew 23:6 | and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues, | and love the chief place at feasts, the chief seats in the synagogues, | And love the uppermost rooms 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. | the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men. | And greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. |
| Matthew 23:8 | But *ye*, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all *ye* are brethren. | But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. | But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. |
| Matthew 23:9 | And call not [any one] your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens. | Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. | And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:10 | Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ. | Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. | Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even Christ. |
| Matthew 23:11 | But the greatest of you shall be your servant. | But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. | But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. |
| Matthew 23:12 | And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. | Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted. | And whoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. |
| 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. | "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:14 | | "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter. | 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 you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of Gehenna as 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. |
| 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, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears 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. |
| Matthew 23:17 | Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? | You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? | Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth 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 is a debtor. | 'Whoever will swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever will swear by the gift that is on it, he 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. |
| Matthew 23:19 | [Fools and] blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? | You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? | Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? |
| Matthew 23:20 | He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it. | He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. | Whoever therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things upon it. |
| Matthew 23:21 | And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it. | He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it. | And whoever shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth in it. |
| Matthew 23:22 | And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it. | He who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it. | And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon 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 you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law - justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:24 | Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel. | You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! | Ye blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow 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 you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:26 | Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean. | You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also. | Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. |
| 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 you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of 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. |
| Matthew 23:28 | Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. | Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. | Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. |
| 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! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous, |
| 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 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. |
| Matthew 23:31 | So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets: | Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets. | Wherefore ye are witnesses to yourselves, that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets. |
| Matthew 23:32 | and *ye*, fill ye up the measure of your fathers. | Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. | Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. |
| Matthew 23:33 | Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell? | You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? | Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation 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; | Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them will you kill and crucify; and some of them will you scourge in your synagogues, and 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: |
| 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 on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary 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. |
| Matthew 23:36 | Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. | Most assuredly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation. | Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon 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! | "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you 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! |
| Matthew 23:38 | Behold, your house is left unto you desolate; | Behold, your house is left to you desolate. | Behold, your house is left to you desolate. |
| 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 tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you will say, 'Blessed is he who 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. |
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