Matthew 23
1 Then, Jesus spake unto the multitudes and unto his disciples,
Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples,
2 saying—Upon Moses’ seat, have sat down, the Scribes and the Pharisees:
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:
3 All things, therefore, whatsoever they tell you, do and observe, —but, according to their works, do ye not, for they, say, and do not, perform.
all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, [these] do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.
4 But they bind together heavy burdens, and lay upon men’s shoulders, whereas, they, with their finger, are not willing to move them.
Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
5 But, all their works, they do, to be gazed at, by men, —for they make broad their amulets, and make large their fringes,
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
6 And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues,
and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi.
and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
8 But, ye, —do not be called Rabbi, —for, one, is your Teacher, and, all ye, are brethren;
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.
9 And, father, be none of you called, upon the earth, for, one, is your Father, the Heavenly;
And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, [even] he who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called leaders, for, your leader, is one, the Christ;
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, [even] the Christ.
11 And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 But alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye are locking up the kingdom of the heavens before men, —for, ye, are not entering, neither, them who are entering, suffer ye to enter.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
15 Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: because ye compass sea and dry land, to make one convert—and, when it is done, ye make him a son of gehenna, twofold more than ye. (Geenna g1067)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 Alas for you, blind guides! that say—Whosoever shall swear by the Temple, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gold of the Temple, is bound:
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
17 Foolish and blind! for which is, greater, The gold, or the Temple that hath hallowed the gold?
Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
18 And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound:
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.
19 Blind! for which is greater, The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift?
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 He therefore that hath sworn by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 And, he that hath sworn by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth therein;
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon.
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, —and have dismissed the weightier matters of the law—the justice, the mercy, and the faith; whereas, these, it was binding, to do, and, those, not to, dismiss.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
24 Blind guides! Straining out the gnat, but, the camel, swallowing.
Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!
25 Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, —while, within, they are full of plunder and intemperance.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.
26 Blind Pharisee! cleanse, first, the inside, of the cup [and of the dish], that, the outside thereof, may become, clean.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
27 Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye make yourselves like sepulchres whitewashed, which, outside, indeed, appear, beautiful, but, within, are full, of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness, —
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Thus, ye also, outside, indeed, appear to men, righteous, but, within, are full, of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,
30 and say—If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners 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.
31 So that ye bear witness against yourselves, that ye are, sons, of them who murdered the prophets.
Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
32 And, ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers!
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes, —some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will—scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city:
Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
35 That there may come upon you—all righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the Temple and the altar.
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
36 Verily, I say unto you—All these things, will have come, upon this generation.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her, —how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, —and ye would not!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Lo! your house is left to you;
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you—in no wise, may ye see me, henceforth, until ye say, Blessed, is he that cometh, in the name of the Lord!
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
