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| Matthew 23:1 | Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples, | Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples: | Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, |
| Matthew 23:2 | saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees; | The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses; | saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat. |
| Matthew 23:3 | 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, 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:4 | 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. | They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:5 | `And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes 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, | But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments, |
| Matthew 23:6 | they love also the chief couches in the supper, 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, | and love the chief place at feasts, the chief seats in the synagogues, |
| Matthew 23:7 | and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi. | And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher. | the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi, Rabbi' by men. |
| Matthew 23:8 | `And ye ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director the Christ, and all ye are brethren; | But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. | But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. |
| Matthew 23:9 | and ye may not call [any] your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens, | And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven. | Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 23:10 | nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director the Christ. | And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ. | Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. |
| Matthew 23:11 | And the greater of you shall be your ministrant, | But let the greatest among you be your servant. | But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. |
| Matthew 23:12 | and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted. | And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high. | Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted. |
| Matthew 23:13 | `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 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. | "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. |
| Matthew 23:14 | `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. | [] | "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. |
| Matthew 23:15 | `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. | 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:16 | `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! | 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. | 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.' |
| Matthew 23:17 | Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold? | You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy? | You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? |
| Matthew 23:18 | `And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it is debtor! | 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. | 'Whoever will swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever will swear by the gift that is on it, he is a debtor.' |
| Matthew 23:19 | Fools and blind! for which [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift? | You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy? | You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? |
| Matthew 23:20 | `He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it; | He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it. | He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it. |
| Matthew 23:21 | and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it; | And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is. | He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it. |
| Matthew 23:22 | 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 who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it. | He who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it. |
| Matthew 23:23 | `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. | 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:24 | `Blind guides! who are straining out the gnat, and the camel are swallowing. | You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel. | You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! |
| Matthew 23:25 | `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. | 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:26 | `Blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside of them also may become clean. | You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean. | You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside of it may become clean also. |
| Matthew 23:27 | `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; | 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:28 | so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. | Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing. | Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. |
| Matthew 23:29 | `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs 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, | Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, |
| Matthew 23:30 | 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. | 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.' |
| Matthew 23:31 | So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets; | So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death. | Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets. |
| Matthew 23:32 | and ye ye fill up the measure of your fathers. | Make full, then, the measure of your fathers. | Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. |
| Matthew 23:33 | `Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna? | You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? | You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? |
| Matthew 23:34 | `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; | 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; | 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; |
| Matthew 23:35 | 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 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. | 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. |
| Matthew 23:36 | 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. | Most assuredly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation. |
| Matthew 23:37 | `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. | 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! | "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! |
| Matthew 23:38 | Lo, left desolate to you is your house; | See, your house is made waste. | Behold, your house is left to you desolate. |
| Matthew 23:39 | 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 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. | 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.'" |
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