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Matthew 23:2 - 5,23 - 28
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23:2 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] saying: "The R820 scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
23:3 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
23:4 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "They R821 tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.
23:5 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "But they do all their deeds to R822 be noticed by men; for they broaden R823 their phylacteries F486 and lengthen the R824 tassels of their garments.
23:23 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "Woe R843 to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, F505 and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
23:24 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "You blind R844 guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
23:25 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you R845 clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of F506 robbery and self-indulgence.
23:26 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "You blind Pharisee, first clean R846 the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
23:27 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "Woe R847 to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
23:28 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ] [ Original: Greek | Multi-Translation ] "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
FOOTNOTES: F486 I.e. small cases containing Scripture texts worn on the left arm and forehead for religious purposes F505 Similar to caraway seeds F506 Or as a result of
CROSS REFERENCES: R820 Deuteronomy 33:3f; Ezra 7:6,25; Nehemiah 8:4 R821 Luke 11:46; Acts 15:10 R822 Matthew 6:1,5,16 R823 Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 6:8; R824 Matthew 9:20 R843 Matthew 23:13; Luke 11:42 R844 Matthew 23:16 R845 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f R846 Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f R847 Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3

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