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Matthew 23:27
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 23:27
Contemporary English Version
27 (A) You Pharisees and teachers are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You're like tombs that have been whitewashed.[a] On the outside they are beautiful, but inside they are full of bones and filth.
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- 23.27 whitewashed: Tombs were whitewashed to keep anyone from accidentally touching them. A person who touched a dead body or a tomb was considered unclean and could not worship with the rest of the Jewish people.
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