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Matteo 23
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Matteo 23
Nuova Riveduta 1994
Gesú condanna gli scribi e i farisei
23 (A)Allora Gesú parlò alla folla e ai suoi discepoli, 2 dicendo: «Gli *scribi e i *farisei siedono sulla cattedra di *Mosè. 3 Fate dunque e osservate tutte le cose che vi diranno, ma non fate secondo le loro opere; perché dicono e non fanno. 4 Infatti, legano dei fardelli pesanti e li mettono sulle spalle della gente; ma loro non li vogliono muovere neppure con un dito. 5 Tutte le loro opere le fanno per essere osservati dagli uomini; infatti allargano le loro filatterie[a] e allungano le frange[b] dei mantelli; 6 amano i primi posti nei conviti, i primi seggi nelle *sinagoghe, 7 i saluti nelle piazze ed essere chiamati dalla gente: “*Rabbí!” 8 Ma voi non vi fate chiamare “Rabbí”; perché uno solo è il vostro Maestro, e voi siete tutti fratelli. 9 Non chiamate nessuno sulla terra vostro padre, perché uno solo è il Padre vostro, quello che è nei cieli. 10 Non vi fate chiamare guide, perché una sola è la vostra Guida, il Cristo; 11 ma il maggiore tra di voi sia vostro servitore. 12 Chiunque si innalzerà sarà abbassato e chiunque si abbasserà sarà innalzato».
13 (B)«Ma guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché serrate il regno dei cieli davanti alla gente; poiché non vi entrate voi, né lasciate entrare quelli che cercano di entrare.
14 [Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché divorate le case delle vedove e fate lunghe preghiere per mettervi in mostra; perciò riceverete maggior condanna.]
15 Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché viaggiate per mare e per terra per fare un *proselito; e quando lo avete fatto, lo rendete figlio della *geenna il doppio di voi.
16 Guai a voi, guide cieche, che dite: Se uno giura per il *tempio, non importa; ma se giura per l'oro del tempio, resta obbligato. 17 Stolti e ciechi! Che cosa è piú grande: l'oro o il tempio che santifica l'oro? 18 E se uno, voi dite, giura per l'altare, non importa; ma se giura per l'offerta che c'è sopra, resta obbligato. 19 Ciechi! Che cosa è piú grande: l'offerta o l'altare che santifica l'offerta? 20 Chi dunque giura per l'altare, giura per esso e per tutto quello che c'è sopra; 21 e chi giura per il tempio, giura per esso e per Colui che lo abita; 22 e chi giura per il cielo, giura per il trono di Dio e per Colui che vi siede sopra.
23 Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché pagate la decima della menta, dell'aneto e del comino, e trascurate le cose piú importanti della legge: il giudizio, la misericordia, e la fede. Queste sono le cose che bisognava fare, senza tralasciare le altre. 24 Guide cieche, che filtrate il moscerino[c] e inghiottite il cammello.
25 Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché pulite l'esterno del bicchiere e del piatto, mentre dentro sono pieni di rapina e d'intemperanza. 26 Fariseo cieco, pulisci prima l'interno del bicchiere e del piatto, affinché anche l'esterno diventi pulito.
27 Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché siete simili a sepolcri imbiancati, che appaiono belli di fuori, ma dentro sono pieni d'ossa di morti e d'ogni immondizia. 28 Cosí anche voi, di fuori sembrate giusti alla gente; ma dentro siete pieni d'ipocrisia e d'*iniquità.
29 Guai a voi, scribi e farisei ipocriti, perché costruite i sepolcri ai *profeti e adornate le tombe dei giusti 30 e dite: “Se fossimo vissuti ai tempi dei nostri padri, non saremmo stati loro complici nello spargere il sangue dei profeti!” 31 In tal modo voi testimoniate contro voi stessi, di essere figli di coloro che uccisero i profeti. 32 E colmate pure la misura dei vostri padri! 33 Serpenti, razza di vipere, come scamperete al giudizio della geenna? 34 Perciò ecco, io vi mando dei profeti, dei saggi e degli scribi; di questi, alcuni ne ucciderete e metterete in croce; altri ne flagellerete nelle vostre sinagoghe e li perseguiterete di città in città, 35 affinché ricada su di voi tutto il sangue giusto sparso sulla terra, dal sangue del giusto *Abele, fino al sangue di *Zaccaria, figlio di Barachia, che voi uccideste fra il tempio e l'altare. 36 Io vi dico in verità che tutto ciò ricadrà su questa generazione.
Il lamento di Gesú su Gerusalemme
37 (C)«*Gerusalemme, Gerusalemme, che uccidi i profeti e lapidi quelli che ti sono mandati, quante volte ho voluto raccogliere i tuoi figli, come la chioccia raccoglie i suoi pulcini sotto le ali; e voi non avete voluto! 38 Ecco, la vostra casa sta per esservi lasciata [deserta]. 39 Infatti vi dico che da ora in avanti non mi vedrete piú, finché non direte: “Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore[d]!”»
Footnotes
- Matteo 23:5 Le filatterie erano delle strisce di pergamena che ornavano la fronte e il braccio sinistro, e sulle quali erano scritti dei passi della legge.
- Matteo 23:5 Le frange, prescritte dalla legge, pendevano dai lembi del mantello.
- Matteo 23:24 Filtrate il moscerino, si fa allusione alla bevanda che veniva filtrata per non inghiottire tale insetto.
- Matteo 23:39 +Sl 118:26.
Matthew 23
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Matthew 23
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Warnings against scribes and Pharisees
23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 “The scribes and Pharisees,” he said, “sit on the seat of Moses. 3 So you must do whatever they tell you, and keep it, but don’t do the things they do. You see, they talk but they don’t do. 4 They tie up heavy bundles which are difficult to carry, and they dump them on people’s shoulders—but they themselves aren’t prepared to lift a little finger to move them!
5 “Everything they do is for show, to be seen by people. Yes, they make their prayer-boxes large and their prayer-tassels long, 6 and they love the chief places at dinners, the main seats in the synagogues, 7 the greetings in the market-places, and having people call them ‘Rabbi.’
8 “You mustn’t be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have one teacher, and you are all one family. 9 And you shouldn’t call anyone ‘father’ on earth, because you have one father, in heaven. 10 Nor should you be called ‘teacher,’ because you have one teacher, the Messiah.
11 “The greatest among you should be your servant. 12 People who make themselves great will be humbled; and people who humble themselves will become great.”
Condemnation of scribes and Pharisees (1)
13 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites!” Jesus continued. “You slam the door of heaven’s kingdom in people’s faces. You don’t go in yourselves, and when other people try to enter, you stop them.
15 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You cross sea and land to make one single Gentile take up Jewish practices, and when that happens you make the convert twice as much a child of Gehenna as you are yourselves.
16 “Woe betide you, you blind guides! This is what you say: ‘If anyone swears by the Temple, it’s nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold in the Temple, the oath is valid.’ 17 How crazy and blind can you get! Which is greater, the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it’s nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, the oath is valid.’ 19 How blind you are! Which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the Temple swears by it and by the one who lives in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.”
Condemnation of scribes and Pharisees (2)
23 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites!” Jesus went on. “You tithe mint and dill and cumin, and you omit the serious matters of the law like justice, mercy and loyalty. You should have done these, without neglecting the others. 24 You’re blind guides! You filter out a gnat, but you gulp down a camel!
25 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You scrub the outside of the cup and the dish, but the inside is full of extortion and moral flabbiness. 26 You blind Pharisee, first make the inside of the cup clean, and then the outside will be clean as well.
27 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You’re like whitewashed graves, which look fine on the outside, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and uncleanness of every kind. 28 That’s like you: on the outside you appear to be virtuous and law-abiding, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “Woe betide you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets, and you decorate the memorials of the righteous, 30 and you say, ‘If we’d lived in the days of our ancestors, we wouldn’t have gone along with them in killing the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the children of the people who murdered the prophets! 32 Well then, go ahead: complete the work your ancestors began! 33 You snakes, you nest of vipers, how can you escape the judgment of Gehenna?”
Judgment on Jerusalem and its leaders
34 “Because of all this,” Jesus concluded, “I’m sending you prophets, wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify. Some of them you will whip in your synagogues. You’ll chase them from town to town. 35 That’s how all the righteous blood that’s been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah—you murdered him between sanctuary and altar—all that blood will come upon you. 36 I’m telling you the solemn truth: it will all come on this generation.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often have I longed to gather up your children, the way a hen gathers up her brood under her wings, and you didn’t want me to! 38 Now, see here: your house has been abandoned by God; it’s a ruin. 39 Yes, I tell you: you won’t see me again from now on until you say, ‘God’s blessing on the coming one, the one who comes in the Lord’s own name!’ ”
Matthew 23
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Matthew 23
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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)
8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,(J) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(K) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(L)
Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(M) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(N) [14] [b]
15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(O) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(P) as you are.
16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(Q) You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’(R) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(S) 18 You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’ 19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?(T) 20 Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells(U) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(V)
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(W) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(X) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides!(Y) You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(Z) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(AA) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(AB) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets(AC) and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.(AD) 32 Go ahead, then, and complete(AE) what your ancestors started!(AF)
33 “You snakes! You brood of vipers!(AG) How will you escape being condemned to hell?(AH) 34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(AI) others you will flog in your synagogues(AJ) and pursue from town to town.(AK) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(AL) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(AM) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(AN) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(AO)
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(AP) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(AQ) and you were not willing. 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(AR) 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[c]”(AS)
Footnotes
- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
- Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
- Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26
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