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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:1 ; image nature: Volcanic steam rises through a field of black lava. Stars wheel overhead in the thin air.; Gospel of Matthew 23:1. Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

Gospel of Matthew 23:1. Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:2 ; image nature: A lone cypress stands sentinel on a wave-carved point. Pacific storms have shaped its every branch.; Gospel of Matthew 23:2. The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;

Gospel of Matthew 23:2. The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:3 ; image nature: Wild geese rest on still waters. Dawn mist rises like dreams.; Gospel of Matthew 23:3. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:3. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:4 ; image nature: Spring migration fills marshlands with calling birds.; Gospel of Matthew 23:4. They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

Gospel of Matthew 23:4. They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:5 ; image nature: Spring winds scatter cherry blossoms like snow.; Gospel of Matthew 23:5. 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,

Gospel of Matthew 23:5. 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,

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:6 ; image nature: Sand dunes ripple to the horizon like frozen waves. Wind erases all traces of life from their surfaces.; Gospel of Matthew 23:6. And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

Gospel of Matthew 23:6. And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:7 ; image nature: Morning sun ignites mountain peaks. Valleys still sleep in purple shadow.; Gospel of Matthew 23:7. And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.

Gospel of Matthew 23:7. And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:8 ; image nature: Wild irises pierce winter's last snow. Alpine light sets their petals ablaze.; Gospel of Matthew 23:8. But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

Gospel of Matthew 23:8. But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:9 ; image nature: Desert primrose opens to stars. Night wind carries sweet perfume.; Gospel of Matthew 23:9. And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.

Gospel of Matthew 23:9. And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:10 ; image nature: Desert cacti burst with spring blooms against red sandstone formations.; Gospel of Matthew 23:10. And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

Gospel of Matthew 23:10. And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:11 ; image nature: Mountain goats traverse sheer faces. Clouds part to reveal their path.; Gospel of Matthew 23:11. But let the greatest among you be your servant.

Gospel of Matthew 23:11. But let the greatest among you be your servant.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:12 ; image nature: A single monarch butterfly alights on a sun-bleached driftwood log. Waves crash endlessly on the empty beach beyond.; Gospel of Matthew 23:12. And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

Gospel of Matthew 23:12. And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:13 ; image nature: Coastal redwoods disappear into the fog high above a fern grove.; Gospel of Matthew 23:13. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:13. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:15 ; image nature: Monarch butterflies cover winter trees. Their wings catch light like stained glass.; Gospel of Matthew 23:15. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:15. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:16 ; image nature: Antarctic ice cliffs glow blue in the endless polar day. A penguin colony dots the frozen shore below.; Gospel of Matthew 23:16. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:16. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:17 ; image nature: Wild flamingos wade through salt lake shallows. Sunset turns the water to liquid gold.; Gospel of Matthew 23:17. You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

Gospel of Matthew 23:17. You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:18 ; image nature: Morning light ignites mountain snow. Valleys sleep in purple shadow.; Gospel of Matthew 23:18. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:18. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:19 ; image nature: Wild mergansers ride river rapids. Their wakes create endless patterns.; Gospel of Matthew 23:19. You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

Gospel of Matthew 23:19. You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:20 ; image nature: Spring rain falls on cherry trees in full bloom, petals drifting like snow.; Gospel of Matthew 23:20. He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.

Gospel of Matthew 23:20. He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:21 ; image nature: Desert cacti burst with spring blooms against red sandstone formations.; Gospel of Matthew 23:21. And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

Gospel of Matthew 23:21. And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:22 ; image nature: Wild lupines carpet coastal bluffs. Pacific fog rolls in like smoke.; Gospel of Matthew 23:22. And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

Gospel of Matthew 23:22. And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:23 ; image nature: Tidal pools reflect sunset colors at low tide.; Gospel of Matthew 23:23. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:23. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:24 ; image nature: Wild ginger blooms hidden in forest shadows. Filtered sunlight reveals their secret beauty.; Gospel of Matthew 23:24. You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.

Gospel of Matthew 23:24. You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:25 ; image nature: Desert evening primrose opens to the setting sun. Stars emerge in the deepening purple sky.; Gospel of Matthew 23:25. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:25. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:26 ; image nature: Arctic fox tracks cross windswept tundra. Northern lights pulse overhead in cosmic rhythm.; Gospel of Matthew 23:26. You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

Gospel of Matthew 23:26. You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:27 ; image nature: Wild lupines paint purple meadows. Snow lingers on distant peaks.; Gospel of Matthew 23:27. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:27. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:28 ; image nature: Desert lizards bask on sun-hot rocks. Heat mirages dance like water.; Gospel of Matthew 23:28. Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

Gospel of Matthew 23:28. Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:29 ; image nature: Winter frost creates delicate patterns on fallen leaves.; Gospel of Matthew 23:29. 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,

Gospel of Matthew 23:29. 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,

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:30 ; image nature: Spring winds scatter cherry blossoms like snow.; Gospel of Matthew 23:30. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:30. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:31 ; image nature: Ocean waves crash against volcanic cliffs as seabirds wheel overhead, creating momentary rainbows.; Gospel of Matthew 23:31. So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

Gospel of Matthew 23:31. So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:32 ; image nature: Cherry blossoms blanket the hillside in soft pink snow, swirling through the air like nature's confetti.; Gospel of Matthew 23:32. Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.

Gospel of Matthew 23:32. Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:33 ; image nature: Bamboo forests cast striped shadows while a gentle rain patters on broad leaves.; Gospel of Matthew 23:33. You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

Gospel of Matthew 23:33. You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:34 ; image nature: Desert varnish streaks ancient canyon walls. A condor's shadow glides across the patterns.; Gospel of Matthew 23:34. 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;

Gospel of Matthew 23:34. 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;

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:35 ; image nature: A single monarch butterfly alights on a sun-bleached driftwood log. Waves crash endlessly on the empty beach beyond.; Gospel of Matthew 23:35. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:35. 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.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:36 ; image nature: Wild lupines paint purple meadows. Snow lingers on distant peaks.; Gospel of Matthew 23:36. Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

Gospel of Matthew 23:36. Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:37 ; image nature: Autumn mist rises from a valley dotted with red and gold maples.; Gospel of Matthew 23:37. 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!

Gospel of Matthew 23:37. 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!

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:38 ; image nature: Jagged lightning splits purple storm clouds. Thunder echoes through mountain canyons.; Gospel of Matthew 23:38. See, your house is made waste.

Gospel of Matthew 23:38. See, your house is made waste.

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BasicEnglish Gospel of Matthew 23:39 ; image nature: Tropical fish dart through coral reefs in crystal-clear waters.; Gospel of Matthew 23:39. 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.

Gospel of Matthew 23:39. 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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