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Matthaeus 23
Hoffnung für Alle

Die Heuchelei der Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrten (Markus 12,38‒39; Lukas 20,45‒46)

23 Dann sprach Jesus zu der Volksmenge und zu seinen Jüngern: 2 »Die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer sind dazu eingesetzt, euch das Gesetz von Mose auszulegen.[a] 3 Richtet euch nach ihren Worten und tut alles, was sie euch sagen! Nehmt euch aber kein Beispiel an ihren Taten! Denn sie halten selbst nicht ein, was sie von den anderen verlangen.

4 Sie denken sich schwere, fast unerträgliche Forderungen aus und bürden sie den Menschen auf, doch sie selbst rühren keinen Finger, um diese Lasten zu tragen. 5 Mit allem, was sie tun, stellen sie sich zur Schau. Sie tragen besonders breite Gebetsriemen und an den Gewändern auffällig lange Quasten. 6 Bei den Festen wollen sie die Ehrenplätze bekommen, und auch in der Synagoge sitzen sie am liebsten in der ersten Reihe. 7 Es gefällt ihnen, wenn man sie auf der Straße ehrfurchtsvoll grüßt und ›Rabbi‹ nennt.

8 Lasst ihr euch nicht so anreden! Nur Gott ist euer Meister, ihr seid untereinander alle Geschwister. 9 Ihr sollt auch niemandem auf der Erde den Ehrentitel ›Vater‹ geben, denn nur einer ist euer Vater: Gott im Himmel. 10 Ihr sollt euch auch nicht Lehrer nennen lassen, weil ihr nur einen Lehrer habt: Christus. 11 Wer unter euch groß sein will, der soll allen anderen dienen.[b] 12 Alle, die sich selbst ehren, werden gedemütigt werden. Wer sich aber selbst erniedrigt, wird geehrt werden.«

Frommer Schein (Lukas 11,39‒51)

13 »Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Ihr versperrt anderen den Zugang zu Gottes himmlischem Reich. Denn ihr selbst geht nicht hinein, und die hineinwollen, hindert ihr auch noch daran.[c]

15 Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Ihr reist in der Welt herum, um nur einen einzigen Nichtjuden dafür zu gewinnen, eure Gesetze anzuerkennen. Und wenn ihr einen gefunden habt, dann wird er durch euch zu einem Anwärter auf die Hölle, der euch an Bosheit noch übertrifft.

16 Wehe euch! Ihr wollt andere führen und seid doch selbst blind. So behauptet ihr: ›Beim Tempel Gottes schwören, das hat nichts zu bedeuten. Aber wer beim Gold im Tempel schwört, der muss seinen Eid halten.‹ 17 Ihr blinden Narren! Was ist denn wichtiger: das Gold oder der Tempel, durch den das Gold erst geheiligt wird?

18 Ihr sagt: ›Ein Eid, beim Altar geschworen, hat keine Bedeutung. Wer aber bei dem Opfer auf dem Altar schwört, der muss sein Versprechen halten.‹ 19 Ihr Verblendeten! Was ist denn wichtiger: die Gabe auf dem Altar oder der Altar, der die Gabe erst zum Opfer werden lässt? 20 Wer beim Altar schwört, der schwört bei allem, was darauf liegt. 21 Wer beim Tempel schwört, der ruft Gott zum Zeugen an, der dort wohnt. 22 Und wer beim Himmel schwört, der schwört bei dem Thron Gottes und damit bei Gott selbst, der auf diesem Thron sitzt.

23 Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Sogar von Küchenkräutern wie Minze, Dill und Kümmel gebt ihr Gott den zehnten Teil. Aber die viel wichtigeren Forderungen Gottes nach Gerechtigkeit, Barmherzigkeit und Treue[d] sind euch gleichgültig. Doch gerade darum geht es hier: das Wesentliche tun und das andere nicht unterlassen. 24 Ihr aber entfernt jede kleine Mücke aus eurem Getränk, doch ganze Kamele schluckt ihr bedenkenlos hinunter. Andere wollt ihr führen, dabei seid ihr selbst blind.

25 Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Ihr wascht eure Becher und Schüsseln von außen ab, doch gefüllt sind sie mit dem, was ihr anderen in eurer Gier genommen habt. 26 Ihr blinden Verführer, reinigt eure Becher erst einmal von innen, dann wird auch ihr Äußeres sauber sein.

27 Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Ihr seid wie die weiß getünchten Grabstätten[e]: Von außen erscheinen sie schön, aber innen ist alles voll stinkender Verwesung. 28 Genauso ist es bei euch: Ihr steht vor den Leuten als solche da, die Gottes Willen tun, aber in Wirklichkeit seid ihr voller Auflehnung und Heuchelei.

29 Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Den verstorbenen Propheten baut ihr Denkmäler, und die Gräber derer, die nach Gottes Willen lebten, schmückt ihr. 30 Dazu behauptet ihr noch: ›Wenn wir damals gelebt hätten, wir hätten die Propheten nicht umgebracht wie unsere Vorfahren.‹ 31 Damit gebt ihr also selbst zu, dass ihr die Nachkommen der Prophetenmörder seid. 32 Ja, weiter so, macht das Maß eurer Väter nur voll!

33 Ihr Schlangenbrut! Wie wollt ihr der Hölle entrinnen, zu der Gott euch verurteilen wird? 34 Deshalb hört her: Ich werde euch Propheten, weise Männer und Lehrer schicken. Einige von ihnen werdet ihr töten, ja sogar kreuzigen. Andere werdet ihr in euren Synagogen auspeitschen und sie von Stadt zu Stadt verfolgen. 35 Darum werdet ihr auch zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden für den Mord an all jenen Menschen, die nach Gottes Willen gelebt haben, angefangen bei Abel bis zu Secharja, dem Sohn von Berechja, den ihr zwischen Tempel und Brandopferaltar ermordet habt.

36 Ich versichere euch: Das Strafgericht für all diese Schuld wird noch über diese Generation hereinbrechen.«

Warnung an Jerusalem (Lukas 13,34‒35)

37 »Jerusalem! O Jerusalem! Du tötest die Propheten und steinigst die Boten, die Gott zu dir schickt. Wie oft schon wollte ich deine Bewohner um mich sammeln, so wie eine Henne ihre Küken unter ihre Flügel nimmt! Aber ihr habt es nicht gewollt. 38 Und nun? Euer Tempel wird von Gott verlassen sein und völlig zerstört werden. 39 Und ich sage euch: Mich werdet ihr erst dann wiedersehen, wenn ihr rufen werdet: ›Gepriesen sei, der im Auftrag des Herrn kommt!‹[f]«

Footnotes

  1. 23,2 Wörtlich: Die Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer haben sich auf den Lehrstuhl von Mose gesetzt.
  2. 23,11 Oder: Der Bedeutendste von euch wird der sein, der allen anderen dient.
  3. 23,13 Andere Handschriften fügen hinzu: (Vers 14) Wehe euch, ihr Schriftgelehrten und Pharisäer! Ihr Heuchler! Gierig reißt ihr den Besitz der Witwen an euch, und eure langen Gebete sind nichts als Heuchelei. Dafür wird euch Gottes Urteil besonders hart treffen.
  4. 23,23 Oder: Glaube.
  5. 23,27 Jüdische Gräber waren auffällig weiß gestrichen, um zu vermeiden, dass Menschen sie versehentlich berührten und sich dadurch verunreinigten.
  6. 23,39 Psalm 118,26
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Matthew 23
New English Translation

Seven Woes

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The[a] experts in the law[b] and the Pharisees[c] sit on Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.[d] 4 They[e] tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them. 5 They[f] do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries[g] wide and their tassels[h] long. 6 They[i] love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues[j] 7 and elaborate greetings[k] in the marketplaces,[l] and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’ 8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers. 9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.[m] 11 The[n] greatest among you will be your servant. 12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13 “But woe to you, experts in the law[o] and you Pharisees, hypocrites![p] You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven![q] For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.[r]

15 “Woe to you, experts in the law[s] and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert,[t] and when you get one,[u] you make him twice as much a child of hell[v] as yourselves!

16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing.[w] But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’ 17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing.[x] But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’ 19 You are blind! For 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 the one who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.

23 “Woe to you, experts in the law[y] and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth[z] of mint, dill, and cumin,[aa] yet you neglect what is more important in the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You[ab] should have done these things without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel![ac]

25 “Woe to you, experts in the law[ad] and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,[ae] so that the outside may become clean too!

27 “Woe to you, experts in the law[af] and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs[ag] that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 “Woe to you, experts in the law[ah] and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You[ai] build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves[aj] of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,[ak] we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors! 33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?[al]

34 “For this reason I[am] am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law,[an] some of whom you will kill and crucify,[ao] and some you will flog[ap] in your synagogues[aq] and pursue from town to town, 35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah,[ar] whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 I tell you the truth,[as] this generation will be held responsible for all these things![at]

Judgment on Israel

37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,[au] you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you![av] How often I have longed[aw] to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but[ax] you would have none of it![ay] 38 Look, your house is left to you desolate! 39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”[az]

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:2 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 23:2 tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  3. Matthew 23:2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
  4. Matthew 23:3 tn Grk “for they say and do not do.”
  5. Matthew 23:4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  6. Matthew 23:5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  7. Matthew 23:5 sn Phylacteries were small leather cases containing OT scripture verses, worn on the arm and forehead by Jews, especially when praying. The custom was derived from such OT passages as Exod 13:9; 16; Deut 6:8; 11:18.
  8. Matthew 23:5 tn The term κράσπεδον (kraspedon) in some contexts could refer to the outer fringe of the garment (possibly in Mark 6:56). This edge could have been plain or decorated. L&N 6.180 states, “In Mt 23:5 κράσπεδον denotes the tassels worn at the four corners of the outer garment (see 6.194).”sn Tassels refer to the tassels that a male Israelite was obligated to wear on the four corners of his outer garment according to the Mosaic law (Num 15:38; Deut 22:12).
  9. Matthew 23:6 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  10. Matthew 23:6 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.
  11. Matthew 23:7 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
  12. Matthew 23:7 sn See the note on marketplaces in Matt 11:16.
  13. Matthew 23:10 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.
  14. Matthew 23:11 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  15. Matthew 23:13 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  16. Matthew 23:13 tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (hoti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so throughout this chapter).
  17. Matthew 23:13 tn Grk “because you are closing the kingdom of heaven before people.”
  18. Matthew 23:13 tc Many of the most significant mss (א B D L Z Θ ƒ1 33 892* and several versional witnesses) lack 23:14 “Woe to you experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ property, and as a show you pray long prayers! Therefore you will receive a more severe punishment.” Part or all of the verse is contained (either after v. 12 or after v. 13) in W Γ Δ 0102 0107 ƒ13 565 579 700 1241 1424 M and several versions. Note also that Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 are very similar in wording and are not disputed textually. It is difficult to see this verse as authentic in Matthew in light of the two locations, variants withing this addition, and the key witnesses, early and diverse, that lack the verse itself. It almost certainly is not original. The present translation follows NA28 in omitting the verse number as well, a procedure also followed by a number of other modern translations.
  19. Matthew 23:15 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  20. Matthew 23:15 tn Or “one proselyte.”
  21. Matthew 23:15 tn Grk “when he becomes [one].”
  22. Matthew 23:15 tn Grk “a son of Gehenna.” Expressions constructed with υἱός (huios) followed by a genitive of class or kind denote a person belonging to the class or kind specified by the following genitive (L&N 9.4). Thus the phrase here means “a person who belongs to hell.”sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.
  23. Matthew 23:16 tn Grk “Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing.”
  24. Matthew 23:18 tn Grk “Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing.”
  25. Matthew 23:23 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  26. Matthew 23:23 tn Or “you tithe mint.”
  27. Matthew 23:23 sn Cumin (alternately spelled cummin) was an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. Its seeds were used for seasoning.
  28. Matthew 23:23 tc ‡ Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 pm) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, “these things”), while many others lack it (א D Γ Θ ƒ1, 13 579 700 1241 1424 pm lat mae bo; SBL). Since asyndeton was relatively rare in Koine Greek, the conjunction may be an intentional scribal alteration, and is thus omitted from the present translation. NA28 includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
  29. Matthew 23:24 tn Grk “Blind guides who strain out a gnat yet who swallow a camel!”
  30. Matthew 23:25 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  31. Matthew 23:26 tc A very difficult textual problem is found here. The most significant Alexandrian and Byzantine, as well as key Western, witnesses (א B C L W Γ Δ 0102 0281 ƒ13 33 565 579 1241 1424 M lat co; SBL) have “and the dish” (καὶ τῆς παροψίδος, kai tēs paropsidos) after “cup,” while a few major witnesses (D Θ ƒ1 700 and some versional and patristic authorities) omit the phrase. On the one hand, scribes sometimes tended to eliminate redundancy; since “and the dish” is already present in v. 25, it may have been deleted in v. 26 by well-meaning copyists. On the other hand, as Metzger notes, the singular pronoun αὐτοῦ (autou, “its”) with τὸ ἐκτός (to ektos, “the outside”) in some of the same witnesses that have the longer reading (viz., B* ƒ13 al) hints that their archetype lacked the words (TCGNT 50). Further, scribes would be motivated both to add the phrase from v. 25 and to change αὐτοῦ to the plural pronoun αὐτῶν (autōn, “their”). Although the external evidence for the shorter reading is not compelling in itself, combined with these two prongs of internal evidence, it is to be slightly preferred.
  32. Matthew 23:27 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  33. Matthew 23:27 sn This was an idiom for hypocrisy—just as the wall was painted on the outside but something different on the inside, so this person was not what he appeared or pretended to be (for discussion of a similar metaphor, see L&N 88.234; BDAG 1010 s.v. τοῖχος). See Ezek 13:10-16; Acts 23:3.
  34. Matthew 23:29 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  35. Matthew 23:29 tn Grk “Because you.” Here ὅτι (hoti) has not been translated.
  36. Matthew 23:29 tn Or perhaps “the monuments” (see L&N 7.75-76).
  37. Matthew 23:30 tn Grk “fathers” (so also in v. 32).
  38. Matthew 23:33 tn Grk “the judgment of Gehenna.”sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.
  39. Matthew 23:34 tn Grk “behold I am sending.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
  40. Matthew 23:34 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
  41. Matthew 23:34 sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.
  42. Matthew 23:34 tn BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1.a states, “of flogging as a punishment decreed by the synagogue (Dt 25:2f; s. the Mishna Tractate Sanhedrin-Makkoth, edited w. notes by SKrauss ’33) w. acc. of pers. Mt 10:17; 23:34.”
  43. Matthew 23:34 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.
  44. Matthew 23:35 sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Barachiou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).
  45. Matthew 23:36 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  46. Matthew 23:36 tn Grk “all these things will come on this generation.”
  47. Matthew 23:37 sn The double use of the city’s name betrays intense emotion.
  48. Matthew 23:37 tn Although the opening address (“Jerusalem, Jerusalem”) is direct (second person), the remainder of this sentence in the Greek text is third person (“who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her”). The following sentences then revert to second person (“your…you”), so to keep all this consistent in English, the third person pronouns in the present verse were translated as second person (“you who kill…sent to you”).
  49. Matthew 23:37 sn How often I have longed to gather your children. Jesus, like a lamenting prophet, speaks for God here, who longed to care tenderly for Israel and protect her.
  50. Matthew 23:37 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
  51. Matthew 23:37 tn Grk “you were not willing.”
  52. Matthew 23:39 sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.
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Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees(A)

23 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: (B)“The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you [a]to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for (C)they say, and do not do. 4 (D)For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do to (E)be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. 6 (F)They love the [b]best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ 8 (G)But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your [c]Teacher, [d]the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; (H)for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11 But (I)he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 (J)And whoever exalts himself will be [e]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [f]exalted.

13 “But (K)woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 [g]Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (L)For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of [h]hell as yourselves.

16 “Woe to you, (M)blind guides, who say, (N)‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’ 17 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold (O)or the temple that [i]sanctifies the gold? 18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ 19 Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift (P)or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20 Therefore he who [j]swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by (Q)Him who [k]dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by (R)the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (S)For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and (T)have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (U)For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and [l]self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (V)For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 (W)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and [m]adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30 and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’

31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that (X)you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 (Y)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. 33 Serpents, (Z)brood[n] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell? 34 (AA)Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: (AB)some of them you will kill and crucify, and (AC)some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city, 35 (AD)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, (AE)from the blood of righteous Abel to (AF)the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(AG)

37 (AH)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (AI)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (AJ)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (AK)under her wings, but you were not willing! 38 See! Your house is left to you desolate; 39 for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, (AL)‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:3 NU omits to observe
  2. Matthew 23:6 Or place of honor
  3. Matthew 23:8 Leader
  4. Matthew 23:8 NU omits the Christ
  5. Matthew 23:12 put down
  6. Matthew 23:12 lifted up
  7. Matthew 23:14 NU omits v. 14.
  8. Matthew 23:15 Gr. Gehenna
  9. Matthew 23:17 NU sanctified
  10. Matthew 23:20 Swears an oath
  11. Matthew 23:21 M dwelt
  12. Matthew 23:25 M unrighteousness
  13. Matthew 23:29 decorate
  14. Matthew 23:33 offspring
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