ASV_Strong : Matthew 23
1. Then[G5119] spake[G2980] Jesus[G2424] to the multitudes[G3793] and[G2532] to[G3101] his[G846] disciples[G3101],
2. saying[G3004], The scribes[G1122] and[G2532] the Pharisees[G5330] sit[G2523] on[G1909] Moses[G3475] seat[G2515]:
3. all[G3956] things therefore[G3767] whatsoever[G3745] they bid[G2036] you[G5213], these[G5083] do[G4160] and[G2532] observe[G5083]: but[G1161] do[G4160] not[G3361] ye[G4160] after[G2596] their[G846] works[G2041]; for[G1063] they say[G3004], and[G2532] do[G4160] not[G3756].
4. Yea[G1063], they bind[G1195] heavy[G926] burdens[G5413] and[G2532] grievous to be borne[G1419], and[G2532] lay[G2007] them on[G1909] men[G444]'s shoulders[G5606]; but[G1161] they themselves will[G2309] not[G3756] move[G2795] them[G846] with[G1147] their[G846] finger[G1147].
5. But[G1161] all[G3956] their[G846] works[G2041] they do[G4160] to[G4314] be seen[G2300] of men[G444]: for they make broad[G4115] their[G846] phylacteries[G5440], and[G2532] enlarge[G3170] the borders[G2899] of[G2440] their[G846] garments[G2440],
6. and[G5037] love[G5368] the chief place[G4411] at[G1722] feasts[G1173], and[G2532] the chief seats[G4410] in[G1722] the synagogues[G4864],
7. and[G2532] the salutations[G783] in[G1722] the marketplaces[G58], and[G2532] to be called[G2564] of[G5259] men[G444], Rabbi[G4461].
8. But[G1161] be[G2564] not[G3361] ye[G5210] called[G2564] Rabbi[G4461]: for[G1063] one[G1520] is[G2076] your[G5216] teacher[G2519], and[G1161] all[G3956] ye[G5210] are[G2075] brethren[G80].
9. And[G2532] call[G2564] no[G3361] man your[G5216] father[G3962] on[G1909] the earth[G1093]: for[G1063] one[G1520] is[G2076] your[G5216] Father[G3962], even he who is[G3588] in[G1722] heaven[G3772].
10. Neither[G3366] be ye called[G2564] masters[G2519]: for[G1063] one[G1520] is[G2076] your[G5216] master[G2519], even the Christ[G5547].
11. But[G1161] he that is greatest[G3187] among you[G5216] shall be[G2071] your[G5216] servant[G1249].
12. And[G1161] whosoever[G3748] shall exalt[G5312] himself[G1438] shall be humbled[G5013]; and[G2532] whosoever shall[G3748] humble[G5013] himself[G1438] shall be exalted[G5312].
13. But woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! because[G3754] ye shut[G2808] the kingdom[G932] of heaven[G3772] against[G1715] men[G444]: for[G1063] ye[G5210] enter not[G3756] in[G1525] yourselves[G3756], neither suffer ye[G5210] them that are entering[G1525] in to enter[G1525].
15. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! for[G3754] ye compass[G4013] sea[G2281] and[G2532] land[G3584] to make[G4160] one[G1520] proselyte[G4339]; and[G2532] when[G3752] he is become[G1096] so[G4160], ye make him[G846] twofold more[G1362] a son[G5207] of hell[G1067] than yourselves[G5216].
16. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], ye blind[G5185] guides[G3595], that say[G3004], Whosoever[G3739] shall swear[G3660] by[G1722] the temple[G3485], it is[G2076] nothing[G3762]; but[G1161] whosoever[G3739] shall swear[G3660] by[G1722] the gold[G5557] of the temple[G3485], he is a debtor[G3784].
17. Ye fools[G3474] and[G2532] blind[G5185]: for[G1063] which[G5101] is[G2076] greater[G3187], the gold[G5557], or[G2228] the temple[G3485] that hath sanctified[G37] the gold[G5557]?
18. And[G3739], Whosoever[G1437] shall swear[G3660] by[G1722] the altar[G2379], it is[G2076] nothing[G3762]; but[G1161] whosoever[G302] shall swear[G3660] by[G1722] the gift[G1435] that is upon[G1883] it[G846], he is a debtor[G3784].
19. Ye blind[G5185]: for[G1063] which[G5101] is greater[G3173], the gift[G1435], or[G2228] the altar[G2379] that sanctifieth[G37] the gift[G1435]?
20. He[G3660] therefore[G3767] that sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] the altar[G2379], sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] it[G846], and[G2532] by[G1722] all things[G3956] thereon[G846].
21. And[G2532] he that sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] the temple[G3485], sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] it[G846], and[G2532] by[G1722] him that dwelleth[G2730] therein[G846].
22. And[G2532] he that sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] the heaven[G3772], sweareth[G3660] by[G1722] the throne[G2362] of God[G2316], and[G2532] by[G1722] him that sitteth[G2521] thereon[G846].
23. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! for[G3754] ye tithe[G586] mint[G2238] and[G2532] anise[G432] and[G2532] cummin[G2951], and[G2532] have left undone[G863] the weightier[G926] matters of the law[G3551], justice[G2532], and mercy[G1656], and[G2532] faith[G4102]: but these[G5023] ye[G1163] ought to have done[G4160], and[G2548] not[G3361] to have left[G863] the other[G2548] undone[G863].
24. Ye blind[G5185] guides[G3595], that strain out[G1368] the gnat[G2971], and[G1161] swallow[G2666] the camel[G2574]!
25. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! for[G3754] ye cleanse[G2511] the outside[G1855] of the cup[G4221] and[G2532] of the platter[G3953], but[G1161] within[G2081] they are full[G1073] from[G1537] extortion[G724] and[G2532] excess[G192].
26. Thou blind[G5185] Pharisee[G5330], cleanse[G2511] first[G4412] the inside[G1787] of the cup[G4221] and[G2532] of the platter[G3953], that[G2443] the outside[G1622] thereof[G846] may become[G1096] clean[G2513] also[G2532].
27. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! for[G3754] ye are like unto[G3945] whited[G2867] sepulchres[G5028], which[G3748] outwardly[G1855] appear[G5316] beautiful[G5611], but[G1161] inwardly[G2081] are[G1073] full[G1073] of[G3747] dead[G3498] men[G3747]'s bones, and[G2532] of[G3747] all[G3956] uncleanness[G167].
28. Even so[G3779] ye[G5210] also[G2532] outwardly[G1855] appear[G5316] righteous[G1342] unto men[G444], but[G1161] inwardly[G2081] ye are[G2075] full[G3324] of hypocrisy[G5272] and[G2532] iniquity[G458].
29. Woe[G3759] unto you[G5213], scribes[G1122] and[G2532] Pharisees[G5330], hypocrites[G5273]! for[G3754] ye build[G3618] the sepulchres[G5028] of the prophets[G4396], and[G2532] garnish[G2885] the tombs[G3419] of the righteous[G1342],
30. and[G2532] say[G3004], If[G1487] we had been[G1510] in[G1722] the days[G2250] of[G3962] our[G2257] fathers[G3962], we[G302] should[G1510] not[G3756] have been[G1510] partakers[G2844] with them[G846] in[G1722] the blood[G129] of the prophets[G4396].
31. Wherefore[G5620] ye witness[G3140] to yourselves[G1438], that[G3754] ye are[G2075] sons[G5207] of them that slew[G5407] the prophets[G4396].
32. Fill[G4137] ye[G5210] up[G4137] then[G2532] the measure[G3358] of[G3962] your[G5216] fathers[G3962].
33. Ye serpents[G3789], ye offspring[G1081] of vipers[G2191], how shall[G4459] ye escape[G5343] the[G575] judgment[G2920] of hell[G1067]?
34. Therefore[G5124], behold[G2400], I[G1473] send[G649] unto[G4314] you[G5209] prophets[G4396], and[G2532] wise men[G4680], and[G2532] scribes[G1122]: some of[G1537] them[G846] shall ye kill[G615] and[G2532] crucify[G4717]; and[G2532] some of[G1537] them[G846] shall ye scourge[G3146] in[G1722] your[G5216] synagogues[G4864], and[G2532] persecute[G1377] from[G575] city[G4172] to[G1519] city[G4172]:
35. that[G3704] upon[G1909] you[G5209] may come[G2064] all[G3956] the righteous[G1342] blood[G129] shed[G1632] on[G1909] the earth[G1093], from[G575] the blood[G129] of Abel[G6] the righteous[G1342] unto[G2193] the blood[G129] of Zachariah[G2197] son[G5207] of Barachiah[G914], whom[G3739] ye slew[G5407] between[G3342] the sanctuary[G3485] and[G2532] the altar[G2379].
36. Verily[G281] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], All[G3956] these things[G5023] shall come[G2240] upon[G1909] this[G3778] generation[G1074].
37. O Jerusalem[G2419], Jerusalem[G2419], that killeth[G615] the prophets[G4396], and[G2532] stoneth[G3036] them that are sent[G649] unto[G4314] her[G846]! how often[G4212] would I have[G2309] gathered[G1996] thy[G4675] children[G5043] together[G1996], even[G3739] as[G5158] a hen[G3733] gathereth[G1996] her[G1438] chickens[G3556] under[G5259] her wings[G4420], and[G2532] ye would[G2309] not[G3756]!
38. Behold[G2400], your[G5216] house[G3624] is left[G863] unto you[G5213] desolate[G2048].
39. For[G1063] I say[G3004] unto you[G5213], Ye shall[G1492] not[G3756] see[G1492] me[G3165] henceforth[G737], till[G2193] ye[G302] shall say[G2036], Blessed[G2127] is he that cometh[G2064] in[G1722] the name[G3686] of the Lord[G2962].
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