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Matthew 23
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Religious Hypocrites Denounced

23 Then(A) Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples:(B) 2 ‘The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.(C) 3 Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practise what they teach.(D) 4 They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry[a] and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.(E) 5 They do everything[b] to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries(F) and lengthen their tassels.[c](G) 6 They love the place of honour at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,(H) 7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called “Rabbi” by people.

8 ‘But you are not to be called “Rabbi,” because you have one Teacher,[d] and you are all brothers and sisters.(I) 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is in heaven.(J) 10 You are not to be called instructors either, because you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(K) 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.(L)

13 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.[e](M)

15 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one convert,(N) and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are!

16 ‘Woe to you, blind guides,(O) who say, “Whoever takes an oath by the temple, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath(P) by the gold of the temple is bound by his oath.”[f] 17 Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? 18 Also, “Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.” 19 Blind people![g] For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?(Q) 20 Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it. 21 The one who takes an oath by the temple takes an oath by it and by him who dwells(R) in it. 22 And the one who takes an oath by heaven takes an oath by God’s throne(S) and by him who sits on it.(T)

23 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of[h] mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law – justice,(U) mercy, and faithfulness.[i] These things should have been done without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides!(V) You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!

25 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed[j] and self-indulgence.(W) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,[k] so that the outside of it[l] may also become clean.

27 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(X) which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity. 28 In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, 30 and you say, “If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.” 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors’ sins!(Y)

33 ‘Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?[m](Z) 34 This is why I am sending you prophets,(AA) wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues(AB) and pursue from town to town. 35 So all the righteous blood shed on the earth will be charged to you,[n] from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah,(AC) son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.(AD) 36 Truly I tell you, all these things will come on this generation.(AE)

Jesus’s Lamenting over Jerusalem

37 ‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem,(AF) who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks[o] under her wings, but you were not willing!(AG) 38 See, your house is left to you desolate.(AH) 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”! ’(AI)[p]

Footnotes

  1. 23:4 Other mss omit that are hard to carry
  2. 23:5 Lit do all their works
  3. 23:5 Other mss add on their robes
  4. 23:8 Other mss add the Christ
  5. 23:13 Some mss include v. 14: ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.
  6. 23:16 Lit is bound, also in v. 18
  7. 23:19 Other mss read Fools and blind
  8. 23:23 Or You tithe
  9. 23:23 Or faith
  10. 23:25 Or full of violence
  11. 23:26 Other mss add and dish
  12. 23:26 Other mss read of them
  13. 23:33 Lit escape from the judgement of gehenna
  14. 23:35 Lit will come on you
  15. 23:37 Or as a mother bird gathers her young
  16. 23:39 Ps 118:26
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Mateo 23
Ang Biblia (1978)

23 Nang magkagayo'y (A)nagsalita si Jesus sa mga karamihan at sa kaniyang mga alagad,

2 Na nagsasabi, Nagsisiupo ang mga eskriba at mga Fariseo (B)sa luklukan ni Moises.

3 Lahat nga ng mga bagay na sa inyo'y kanilang ipagutos, ay gawin ninyo at ganapin: datapuwa't huwag kayong magsigawa ng alinsunod sa kanilang mga gawa; sapagka't kanilang sinasabi, at hindi ginagawa.

4 Oo, sila'y nangagbibigkis ng mabibigat na pasan (C)at mahihirap na dalhin, at ipinapasan nila sa mga balikat ng mga tao; datapuwa't ayaw man lamang nilang kilusin ng kanilang daliri.

5 Datapuwa't ginagawa nila ang lahat ng kanilang mga gawa (D)upang mangakita ng mga tao: sapagka't nangagpapalapad sila ng kanilang mga (E)pilakteria, at nangagpapalapad ng mga (F)laylayan ng kanilang mga damit,

6 At iniibig ang mga pangulong dako sa mga pigingan, at ang mga pangulong luklukan sa mga sinagoga,

7 At pagpugayan sa mga pamilihan, at ang sila'y tawagin ng mga tao, Rabi.

8 Datapuwa't kayo'y huwag patawag na Rabi: sapagka't iisa ang inyong (G)guro, at kayong lahat ay magkakapatid.

9 At huwag ninyong tawaging inyong ama ang sinomang tao sa lupa: (H)sapagka't iisa ang inyong ama, sa makatuwid baga'y siya na nasa langit.

10 Ni huwag kayong patawag na mga panginoon; sapagka't iisa ang inyong panginoon, sa makatuwid baga'y ang Cristo.

11 Datapuwa't (I)ang pinakadakila sa inyo ay magiging (J)lingkod ninyo.

12 At sinomang nagmamataas (K)ay mabababa; at sinomang nagpapakababa ay matataas.

13 Datapuwa't (L)sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! sapagka't sinasarhan ninyo ang kaharian ng langit laban sa mga tao: sapagka't kayo'y hindi na nagsisipasok, at ang nagsisipasok man ay ayaw ninyong bayaang mangakapasok.[a] (M)

15 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! sapagka't inyong nililibot ang dagat at ang lupa sa paghanap ng isa ninyong (N)makakampi; at kung siya'y magkagayon na, ay inyong ginagawa siyang makaibayo pang anak ng impierno kay sa inyong sarili.

16 Sa aba ninyo, kayong mga tagaakay na bulag, na inyong sinasabi, (O)Kung ipanumpa ninoman ang templo, ay walang anoman; datapuwa't kung ipanumpa ninoman ang ginto ng templo, ay nagkakautang nga siya.

17 Kayong mga mangmang at mga bulag: sapagka't alin baga ang lalong dakila, ang ginto, (P)o ang templong bumabanal sa ginto?

18 At, kung ipanumpa ninoman ang dambana, ay walang anoman; datapuwa't kung ipanumpa ninoman ang handog na nasa ibabaw nito, ay nagkakautang nga siya.

19 Kayong mga bulag: sapagka't alin baga ang lalong dakila, ang handog, o (Q)ang dambana na bumabanal sa handog?

20 Kaya't ang nanunumpa sa pamamagitan ng dambana, ay ipinanunumpa ito, at ang lahat ng mga bagay na nangasa ibabaw nito.

21 At ang nanunumpa sa pamamagitan ng templo, ay ipinanumpa ito, at (R)yaong tumatahan sa loob nito.

22 Ang nanunumpa sa pamamagitan ng langit, ay ipinanumpa ang luklukan ng Dios, at yaong nakaluklok doon.

23 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! sapagka't nangagbibigay kayo ng sa ikapu ng yerbabuena, at ng anis at ng komino, at inyong (S)pinababayaang di ginagawa ang lalong mahahalagang bagay ng kautusan, na dili iba't ang katarungan, at ang pagkahabag, at ang pananampalataya: datapuwa't dapat sana ninyong gawin ang mga ito, at huwag pabayaang di gawin yaong iba.

24 Kayong mga tagaakay na bulag na inyong sinasala ang lamok, at nilulunok ninyo ang kamelyo!

25 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpapaimbabaw! (T)sapagka't inyong nililinis ang labas (U)ng saro at ng pinggan, datapuwa't sa loob ay puno sila ng panglulupig at katakawan.

26 Ikaw bulag na Fariseo, linisin mo muna ang loob ng saro at ng pinggan, upang luminis naman ang kaniyang labas.

27 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! (V)sapagka't tulad kayo sa mga libingang pinaputi, na may anyong maganda sa labas, datapuwa't sa loob ay puno ng mga buto ng mga patay na tao, at ng (W)lahat na karumaldumal.

28 Gayon din naman kayo, sa labas ay nangagaanyong matuwid sa mga tao, datapuwa't sa loob ay puno kayo ng pagpapaimbabaw at ng katampalasanan.

29 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba at mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! sapagka't itinatayo ninyo ang mga libingan ng mga propeta, at (X)inyong ginayakan ang mga libingan ng mga matuwid,

30 At sinasabi ninyo, Kung kami sana ang nangabubuhay nang mga kaarawan ng aming mga magulang disi'y hindi kami nangakaramay nila sa dugo ng mga propeta.

31 Kaya't kayo'y nangagpapatotoo sa inyong sarili, na (Y)kayo'y mga anak niyaong mga nagsipatay ng mga propeta.

32 Punuin nga ninyo ang takalan ng inyong mga magulang.

33 Kayong mga ahas, (Z)kayong mga lahi ng mga ulupong, paanong mangakawawala kayo sa kahatulan sa impierno?

34 (AA)Kaya't, narito, sinusugo ko sa inyo ang mga propeta, at mga pantas na lalake, at mga (AB)eskriba: ang mga iba sa kanila'y inyong papatayin at ipapako sa krus; (AC)at ang mga iba sa kanila'y inyong hahampasin sa inyong mga sinagoga, at sila'y inyong paguusigin sa bayan-bayan:

35 (AD)Upang mabubo sa inyo ang lahat na matuwid na dugo na nabuhos sa ibabaw ng lupa, (AE)buhat sa dugo ng matuwid na si Abel hanggang sa dugo ni (AF)Zacarias na anak ni Baraquias na pinatay ninyo sa pagitan ng santuario at ng dambana.

36 Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, Ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito ay darating sa lahing ito.

37 Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, (AG)na pumapatay sa mga propeta, at bumabato sa mga sinusugo sa kaniya! makailang inibig kong tipunin ang iyong mga anak, na gaya ng pagtitipon ng inahing manok sa kaniyang mga sisiw sa ilalim ng kaniyang mga pakpak, ay ayaw kayo!

38 Narito, ang inyong bahay ay iniiwan sa inyong wasak.

39 Sapagka't sinasabi ko sa inyo, Buhat ngayon ay hindi ninyo ako makikita, hanggang sa inyong sabihin, (AH)Mapalad ang pumaparito sa pangalan ng Panginoon.

Footnotes

  1. Mateo 23:13 Sa mga ibang Kasulatan ay nakalagay ang talatang ito: 14 Sa aba ninyo, mga eskriba't mga Fariseo, mga mapagpaimbabaw! Sapagka't sinasakmal ninyo ang mga bahay ng mga babaing bao, at inyong dinadahilan ang mahahabang panalangin: kaya't magsisitanggap kayo ng lalong ma.bigat na parusa.
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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

  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
  2. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
  3. Matthew 23:39 Psalm 118:26
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