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Matthew 23:1-7
English Standard Version
Matthew 23:1-7
English Standard Version
Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees
23 Then Jesus (A)said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 (B)“The scribes and the Pharisees (C)sit on Moses' seat, 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, (D)but not the works they do. (E)For they preach, but do not practice. 4 (F)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 (G)They do all their deeds (H)to be seen by others. For they make (I)their phylacteries broad and (J)their fringes long, 6 and they (K)love the place of honor at feasts and (L)the best seats in the synagogues 7 and (M)greetings in (N)the marketplaces and being called (O)rabbi[b] by others.
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- Matthew 23:4 Some manuscripts omit hard to bear
- Matthew 23:7 Rabbi means my teacher, or my master; also verse 8
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:1-7
SBL Greek New Testament
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:1-7
SBL Greek New Testament
23 Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν τοῖς ὄχλοις καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ 2 λέγων· Ἐπὶ τῆς Μωϋσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι. 3 πάντα οὖν ὅσα [a]ἐὰν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν [b]ποιήσατε καὶ τηρεῖτε, κατὰ δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν μὴ ποιεῖτε, λέγουσιν γὰρ καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσιν. 4 δεσμεύουσιν [c]δὲ φορτία [d]βαρέα καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, [e]αὐτοὶ δὲ τῷ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσιν κινῆσαι αὐτά. 5 πάντα δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ποιοῦσιν πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· πλατύνουσι [f]γὰρ τὰ φυλακτήρια αὐτῶν καὶ μεγαλύνουσι τὰ [g]κράσπεδα, 6 φιλοῦσι [h]δὲ τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς 7 καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ καλεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων· [i]Ῥαββί.
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- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:3 ἐὰν WH NIV RP ] ἂν Treg
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:3 ποιήσατε καὶ τηρεῖτε WH Treg NIV ] τηρεῖν τηρεῖτε καὶ ποιεῖτε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:4 δὲ WH Treg NIV ] γὰρ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:4 βαρέα WH NIV ] + καὶ δυσβάστακτα Treg RP NA
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:4 αὐτοὶ δὲ τῷ WH Treg NIV ] τῷ δὲ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:5 γὰρ WH Treg NIV ] δὲ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:5 κράσπεδα WH Treg NA ] + τῶν ἱματίων αὐτῶν NIV RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:6 δὲ WH Treg NIV ] τε RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 23:7 Ῥαββί WH Treg NIV ] + Ῥαββί RP
Matthew 23:1-7
New International Version
Matthew 23:1-7
New International Version
A Warning Against Hypocrisy(A)(B)
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The teachers of the law(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(D)
5 “Everything they do is done for people to see:(E) They make their phylacteries[a](F) wide and the tassels on their garments(G) long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(H) 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(I)
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- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
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