Matthew 23
Expanded Bible
Jesus Accuses Some Leaders(A)
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his ·followers [disciples], 2 “The ·teachers of the law [scribes] and the Pharisees ·have the authority to interpret what the law of Moses says [L sit in Moses’ seat/chair]. 3 So you should ·obey [do; practice] and ·follow [keep; observe] whatever they tell you, but ·their lives are not good examples for you to follow [L do not follow their actions]. ·They tell you to do things, but they themselves don’t do them [L For they say but do not do]. 4 They ·make strict rules [L tie up heavy loads/burdens that are hard to carry] and ·try to force people to obey them [L put them on people’s shoulders], but they are unwilling to ·help those who struggle under the weight of their rules [lift a finger to move them; L move them with their finger].
5 “They do good things so that other people will see them. They enlarge ·the little boxes holding Scriptures that they wear [L their phylacteries; C leather cases worn on the left arm and forehead to literally fulfill Deut. 6:8; 11:18], and they ·make their special prayer clothes very long [L lengthen their tassels; C Jewish males were to wear tassels on the four corners of their garment; Num. 15:38; Deut. 22:12]. 6 Those Pharisees and teachers of the law love to have the ·most important seats [places of greatest honor] at ·feasts [banquets] and [L the best seats] in the synagogues. 7 They love people to greet them with respect in the marketplaces, and they love to have people call them ·‘Teacher [L Rabbi].’
8 “But you must not be called ‘·Teacher [Rabbi],’ because you have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters together. 9 And don’t call any person on earth ‘Father,’ because you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 And you should not be called ‘·Master [Leader; Teacher; Instructor]’ because you have only one ·Master [Leader; Teacher; Instructor], the ·Christ [Messiah]. 11 ·Whoever is your servant is the greatest among you [L The greatest among you will be your servant]. 12 Whoever ·makes himself great [lifts up/exalts himself] will be made humble. Whoever makes himself humble will be ·made great [exalted; lifted up].
13 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! [L Because] You ·close [shut; lock] the door for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you ·stop [don’t allow] others who are trying to enter. |14 ·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees. You are hypocrites. You ·take away [L devour] widows’ houses, and you say long prayers ·so that people will notice you [as a pretense]. So you will have a worse ·punishment [condemnation].|[a]
15 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You travel across land and sea to ·find one person who will change to your ways [L make one convert/proseltye]. When you ·find that person [make that convert], you make him ·more fit for hell than [L twice the son of hell/Gehenna that; 5:22] you are.
16 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you! ·You guide the people, but you are blind [L Blind guides!]. You say, ‘If people ·swear [make an oath/vow] by the Temple when they make a promise, that means nothing. But if they swear by the gold that is in the Temple, they ·must keep that promise [are obligated/bound].’ 17 You are blind fools! Which is greater: the gold or the Temple that makes that gold ·holy [sacred; sanctified]? 18 And you say, ‘If people ·swear [make an oath/vow] by the altar when they make a promise, that means nothing. But if they ·swear [make an oath/vow] by the ·gift [offering] on the altar, they ·must keep that promise [are obligated/bound].’ 19 You are blind! Which is greater: the ·gift [offering] or the altar that makes the gift ·holy [sacred; sanctified]? 20 [L So; Therefore] The person who swears by the altar is really swearing by the altar and also everything on the altar. 21 And the person who swears by the Temple is really swearing by the Temple and the One who ·lives [dwells] in the Temple. 22 The person who swears by heaven is also swearing by God’s throne and the One who sits on that throne.
23 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You ·give to God one-tenth of [pay tithe on] everything you have—even your mint, dill, and cumin. But you ·don’t obey [ignore; neglect] the ·really important teachings [L weightier matters] of the law—justice, mercy, and ·being loyal [faith; faithfulness]. These are the things you should do, ·as well as [without neglecting] those other things. 24 ·You guide the people, but you are blind! [L Blind guides!] You ·are like a person who picks a fly out of a drink and then swallows a camel [L strain out a gnat, but swallow a camel; C worrying about the smallest mistakes while committing the biggest sins]!
25 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You ·wash [clean] the outside of your cups and dishes [C for ceremonial purity], but inside they are full of ·things you got by cheating others and by pleasing only yourselves [L greed/robbery and self-indulgence]. 26 Pharisees, you are blind! First make the inside of the cup[b] clean, and then the outside ·can be truly [or will also be] clean.
27 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You are like ·tombs that are painted white [whitewashed tombs]. Outside, those tombs ·look fine [appear beautiful], but inside, they are full of the bones of dead people and all kinds of ·unclean things [filth; corruption; impurity]. 28 It is the same with you. ·People look at you and think you are good [or On the outside you look like righteous people], but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and ·evil [lawlessness].
29 “·How terrible for [L Woe to] you, ·teachers of the law [scribes] and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets, and you ·show honor to [decorate; adorn] the graves of ·those who lived good lives [L the righteous]. 30 You say, ‘If we had lived during the time of our ancestors, we would not have ·helped them kill [L been partners in the blood of] the prophets.’ 31 But you ·give proof [L testify against yourselves] that you are ·descendants [sons; children] of those who murdered the prophets. 32 ·And you will complete the sin that your ancestors started [or Go ahead and finish what your fathers started!; L Fill up the measure of your fathers].
33 “You ·are snakes [serpents]! A ·family of poisonous snakes [T brood/offspring of vipers]! How are you going to escape ·God’s judgment [the sentence/judgment/damnation of hell/Gehenna; 5:22]? 34 ·So I tell you this [For this reason]: I am sending to you prophets and wise men and ·teachers [scribes; experts in the law]. Some of them you will kill and crucify. Some of them you will ·beat [scourge; flog] in your synagogues and ·chase [hunt; persecute] from town to town. 35 So ·you will be guilty for [L upon you will come] ·the death of all the good people who have been killed on earth [L all the righteous blood shed on the earth]—from the ·murder [L blood] of that ·good [righteous] man Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berakiah, whom you murdered between the ·Temple [sanctuary] and the altar [C in the book order of the Hebrew Old Testament, Abel (Gen. 4:8) and Zechariah (2 Chr. 24:21) were the first and last men to be murdered]. 36 I tell you the truth, all of these things will happen to ·you people who are living now [L this generation].
Jesus Grieves for Jerusalem(B)
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone to death those who are sent to you. ·Many times [How often] I wanted to gather your ·people [L children] as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you ·did not let me [refused]. 38 ·Now [L Look; T Behold] your house ·will be [L is] left ·completely empty [abandoned; deserted; desolate; Jer. 22:5]. 39 [L For] I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘·God bless [L Blessed is] the One who comes in the name of the Lord [Ps. 118:26].’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 23:14 How … punishment. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
- Matthew 23:26 cup Some Greek copies add “and dish.”
SAN MATEO 23
Cakchiquel Occidental
Tek ri Jesús xukˈalajsaj ri achique chi mac yetajin chubanic ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri fariseos
23 Y ri Jesús yacˈariˈ tek xchˈo quiqˈui ri winek y chukaˈ quiqˈui ri rudiscípulos y xubij cˈa: 2 Ri aj tzˈibaˈ y ri achiˈaˈ fariseos yecˈa riyeˈ ri yecˈo ca pa ruqˈuexel ri Moisés riche (rixin) chi niquicˈut ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chiwech. 3 Rumacˈariˈ riyix can tinimaj quitzij. Can ronojel cˈa ri niquibij chiwe, tibanaˈ y titakej. Xa yacˈa ri ma tiben ta achiˈel ri niquiben riyeˈ. Ruma chi riyeˈ xa ma niquiben ta ri niquibij chi tiban. 4 Riyeˈ nimaˈk tak ejkaˈn niquiyalaˈ chiquikul ri winek, ejkaˈn ri can cˈo calal y cˈayef (cuesta) quicˈuaxic. Ri ejkaˈn riˈ xaxu (xaxe) wi chiquikul ri winek niquiyaˈ wi y riyeˈ ni xa ta jun ti ruwiˈ quikˈaˈ niquisiloj riche (rixin) chi niquicˈuaj ri ejkaˈn ri niquibij ri cˈo chi niquicˈuaj ri winek. 5 Y ronojel ri niquiben xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi utz yetzˈet cuma ri winek y yenimex. Y rumariˈ tek nimaˈk ruwech niquibanalaˈ chare ri niquitzˈibaj wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri niquicˈuaj chrij ri quikˈaˈ y ri nicˈaj tak quiwech. Y ruma chukaˈ riˈ tek nimaˈk raken niquibanalaˈ chare ri retzˈabaˈl ruchiˈ tak quitziak. 6 Can ya chukaˈ ri nabey tak chˈaquet yequicanolaˈ ri pa nimaˈk tak waˈin y ya chukaˈ riˈ ri yequichaˈ pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nibix chi riyeˈ cˈo quikˈij. 7 Can sibilaj nika chiquiwech ri niyaˈox (nyaˈ) rutzil quiwech ri pa tak cˈaybel. Y chukaˈ can sibilaj nika chiquiwech nibix Tijonel, Tijonel chique cuma ri winek, ruma cˈo quikˈij yetzˈet.
8 Yacˈa riyix ma tiwajoˈ ta chi nibix nimalaj tijonel chiwe, ruma xa can xu (xe) wi cˈa Jun ri rucˈamon (takal chrij) chi nibij Itijonel chare, y riˈ ya ri Cristo. Yacˈa chiˈiwonojel riyix, xa iwachˈalal iwiˈ. 9 Majun ri cˈo waweˈ chuwech ri ruwachˈulef ri utz nibij tataˈixel chare. Ruma xa jun ri Tataˈixel iwuche (iwixin) riyix ri cˈo chilaˈ chicaj. 10 Can ma tiwajoˈ ta cˈa chi ri winek niquibij tijonel chiwe. Ruma xa can xu (xe) wi Jun ri Tijonel cˈo y riˈ ya ri Cristo. 11 Ruma ri más nim rukˈij chiwe riyix, nicˈatzin chi nunaˈ ka riˈ chi xa majun rukˈij y tuchˈutinirisaj riˈ riche (rixin) chi yerunimaj yerilij ri nicˈaj chic. 12 Ruma chi ri niquinimirisaj quiˈ, xa xtikasex quikˈij. Y yacˈa ri niquichˈutinirisaj quiˈ, xtinimirisex quikˈij.
13 Yacˈa riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej, ¡can juyiˈ oc iwech! ruma xa can ikˈaton cˈa quibey ri winek riche (rixin) chi ma yeˈoc ta pa rajawaren ri caj. Y ni xa ta cˈa yixoc riyix y ni xa ta niyaˈ kˈij chique ri winek chi yeˈoc.
14 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma riyix niwelesalaˈ ronojel quicosas ri malcaniˈ tak ixokiˈ. Y xaxu (xaxe wi) riche (rixin) chi tinimex chi jabel ri icˈaslen, yixyaloj cˈa tek niben orar. Pero riyix can xtikˈax ruwiˈ ri rucˈayewal ri xtika pan iwiˈ, ruma chi ri imac sibilaj qˈuiy.
15 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma riyix can nikˈaxalaˈ mar y nikˈaxalaˈ ruwachˈulef chucanoxic chi cˈo ta jun ri ntoc tzekelbey iwuche (iwixin) y nunimaj ta achiˈel ri ninimaj riyix. Xa yacˈa tek iwilon chic ri achique xtitzekelben iwuche (iwixin), riyix xa niben chare chi ntoc más itzel winek, ruma ri nicˈut chuwech nuben chare chi nej nibe wi ca chare ri Dios. Riyix can nej cˈa yixcˈo wi, yacˈa riyaˈ caˈiˈ mul más nej nibe wi ca chare ri Dios, y xa rumariˈ tek can rucˈamon chi nibe pa kˈakˈ chukaˈ riyaˈ.
16 ¡Y chukaˈ can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix ri yixbin chi yix ucˈuey bey y xa yix moyiˈ! Riyix ri yixbin chi wi cˈo jun ri ninatan ri rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, astapeˈ ma nuben ta ri xubij, riˈ majun nuben. Yacˈa ri ninatan ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo pa rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, riˈ cˈo chi nuben, yixchaˈ riyix. 17 Riyix xa yix nacanek y yix moyiˈ. Ruma, ¿achique cˈa ri más nim rukˈij? ¿La ya cami ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo pa rachoch ri Dios o xa can ya ri rachoch ri Dios ri nibano lokˈolaj chare ri kˈanapuek ri cˈo chiriˈ? 18 Riyix chukaˈ nibij: Ri ninatan ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, astapeˈ ma nuben ta cˈa ri xubij, riˈ majun nuben. Yacˈa ri ninatan ri ofrenda ri nicˈojeˈ pa ruwiˈ ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, riˈ cˈo chi nuben. 19 Riyix xa yix nacanek y yix moyiˈ. Ruma, ¿achique cˈa ri más nim rukˈij? ¿La ya cami cˈa ri ofrenda o xa can ya ri altar? Can ya wi ri altar ri más nim rukˈij, ruma yariˈ ri nibano lokˈolaj chare ri ofrenda. 20 Ri ninatan cˈa ri altar riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj cˈa ronojel. Nunataj ri altar y nunataj chukaˈ ri ofrenda ri yaˈon pa ruwiˈ ri altar. 21 Ri can ninatan cˈa ri rachoch ri Dios riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj cˈa ronojel. Nunataj ri rachoch ri Dios y nunataj ri cˈo chiriˈ. 22 Y ri ninatan cˈa ri caj riche (rixin) chi nuben jurar, can nunataj wi cˈa ronojel. Nunataj cˈa ri tzˈuyul wi ri Dios y can nunataj cˈa chukaˈ ri Dios ri tzˈuyul chiriˈ.
23 ¡Xa can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma tek riyix niyaˈ ri idiezmo, can niyaˈ wi ri kˈayis ri jubul ruxlaˈ, ri menta rubiˈ, ri anís y ri comino. Pero xa iyaˈon ca rubanic ri ruchojmilal ri cˈaslen ri nubij chupan ri ley ri más rajawaxic chi niben, chi ticˈojeˈ joyowanic iwuqˈui y kitzij tucukeˈ icˈuˈx riqˈui ri Dios. Ya ta cˈa riˈ ri rajawaxic chi niben y rajawaxic chukaˈ chi ma niyaˈ ta ca ruyaˈic ri idiezmo. 24 Riyix cˈa ri yixbin chi yix ucˈuey bey, xa yix achiˈel moyiˈ, ruma xaxu (xaxe wi) nichayuj ca ri us y xa nibikˈ ri nimalaj chicop ri camello rubiˈ.
25 ¡Can juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma xa yix achiˈel lek ri jabel chˈajchˈoj rij y ri rupan xa tzˈil. Riyix can nicˈut cˈa chiquiwech ri winek chi utz ri yeˈibanalaˈ, yacˈa ri pa tak iwánima xa ma que ta riˈ, ruma xa nojnek riqˈui alekˈ, y nojnek riqˈui itzel tak raynic, ruma riyix can nirayij chi ronojel ri cˈo quiqˈui ri winek iwuqˈui ta riyix cˈo wi. 26 Riyix fariseos xa yix moyiˈ. Can tibanaˈ cˈa chare ri icˈaslen achiˈel niban riqˈui ri lek, nichˈajchˈojsaj rupan y ri rij. Riyix tichˈajchˈojsaj cˈa ri iwánima nabey, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ ri icˈaslen chiquiwech ri winek can chˈajchˈoj chukaˈ nikˈalajin.
27 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma xa yix junan riqˈui jun panteón ri acuchi (achique) yaˈon wi jun caminek. Ri rij jabel sek y chˈajchˈoj, yacˈa ri rupan xa ma chˈajchˈoj ta, xa ruyon rubakil caminek cˈo. 28 Can quecˈariˈ ibanic riyix. Riyix nicˈut cˈa chi choj ri icˈaslen chiquiwech ri winek, yacˈa ri pan iwánima xa ma que ta riˈ. Ri iwánima xa nojnek riqˈui etzelal. Y chukaˈ xa caˈiˈ ipalej.
29 ¡Juyiˈ oc iwech riyix aj tzˈibaˈ y riyix fariseos ri xa caˈiˈ ipalej! ruma nibanalaˈ ruchojmil ri panteón acuchi (achique) ye mukun wi ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. Riyix can jabel wi niwik ri acuchi (achique) ye mukun wi ri chojmilaj tak ralcˈual ri Dios. 30 Y riyix nibij cˈa: Xa ta riyoj xojcˈojeˈ pa quitiempo ri katiˈt kamamaˈ, riyoj man ta xoj‑oc cachibil riyeˈ tek xequicamisaj ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, yixchaˈ cˈa. 31 Y riqˈui ri queriˈ nibij, xa yix cˈa riyix ri yixkˈalajsan ka chiwij chi yix quiy quimam ca ri xecamisan quiche (quixin) ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. 32 Can tiqˈuisaˈ cˈa rubanic chukaˈ riyix ri quichapon ca rubanic ri iwatiˈt imamaˈ.
33 Riyix xa yix achiˈel itzel tak cumatz. Can majun chic cˈa rubanic ri niben riche (rixin) chi yixcolotej chi man ta yixbe pa kˈakˈ chucˈulic ri rutojbalil ri yeˈibanalaˈ. Riyix xa can chiriˈ cˈa xquixapon wi. 34 Y riche (rixin) cˈa chi xtikˈalajin ri iwetzelal, riyin yareˈ yentek el chicojol, profetas ri yekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, yentek cˈa achiˈaˈ ri cˈo quinaˈoj, y yentek chukaˈ aj tzˈibaˈ. Yacˈa riyix yecˈo cˈa chique riyeˈ ri xqueˈicamisaj y yecˈo ri xqueˈibajij chuwech tak cruz. Yecˈo cˈa xqueˈichˈey chiriˈ pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios; y xabachique cˈa tinamit yebe wi riyeˈ, riyix chukaˈ xquixapon chiriˈ riche (rixin) chi yeˈiwokotan. 35 Y ronojel reˈ can xtuben cˈa chiwe chi pan iwiˈ riyix xtika wi ri rutojbalil ri quicamic quinojel ri chojmilaj tak winek ri ye camisan el chuwech re ruwachˈulef. Xuchop pe riqˈui tek xcamisex ri chojmilaj achi xubiniˈaj Abel y nbeqˈuis cˈa riqˈui tek xcamisex ri achi xubiniˈaj Zacarías, ri rucˈajol ri achi xubiniˈaj Berequías. Y nbij cˈa chiwe, chi ri Zacarías can yix chukaˈ riyix ri xixcamisan riche (rixin), chiriˈ chunakajal ri altar ri cˈo chuwarachoch ri Dios. 36 Ronojel re xinbij cˈa ka chiwe, can kitzij wi chi pa quiwiˈ ri winek ri yecˈo re wacami ri xtika wi ri rutojbalil.
Tek ri Jesús xerokˈej ri winek aj Jerusalem
37 Y cˈacˈariˈ ri Jesús xubij cˈa: Riyix aj Jerusalem, aj Jerusalem, ¿achique cˈa ruma tek yeˈicamisalaˈ ri profetas ri yekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios? ¿Achique cˈa ruma chukaˈ tek yeˈicamisalaˈ chi abej ri yerutek pe ri Dios chicojol? Riyin can qˈuiy cˈa mul ri xinwajoˈ chi xixinmol ta wuqˈui, achiˈel nuben ri quiteˈ ecˈ chique ri tak ral, yerumol chuxeˈ ri ruxicˈ. Yacˈa riyix ma xiwajoˈ ta. 38 Wacami cˈa, ri itinamit xtimalix ca ruma ri Dios, xtiban cˈa ca chare chi xtoc achiˈel jun desierto. 39 Y queriˈ cˈa nbij chiwe ruma riyix can man cˈa xquinitzˈet ta chic. Y xquinitzˈet chic cˈa jun bey, cˈa ya tek xtibij chuwe: ¡Matiox chi petenak re jun achi reˈ! ¡Riyaˈ banon pe bendecir ruma ri Ajaf Dios! ¡Y can pa rubiˈ ri Ajaf Dios petenak wi! xquixchaˈ chuwe, xchaˈ ri Jesús.
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