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Matseitiaˈ Jesús nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés

23  Quia joˈ seineiⁿ Jesús nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye ñequio nda̱a̱ jâ nnˈaⁿ na cwilajomndyô̱ ñˈeⁿñê, tsoom:

—Nquiee nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés ñequio nnˈaⁿ fariseos toˈñoomna tsˈiaaⁿ na ñeseixmaⁿ Moisés na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿna ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ. Joˈ chii queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta ñˈoom na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿna. Ndoˈ calˈaˈyoˈ chaˈtso na cwitsa̱ˈntjomna na calˈaˈyoˈ. Sa̱a̱ tintsantyjo̱ˈyoˈ chaˈna cwilˈana, ee joona ya ñˈoom cwiñeˈquiana sa̱a̱ nquieena ñoomñoom na cwilˈana. Ee joona cwiqueⁿna ñˈoom na jndeiˈnaˈ na catseicanda̱a̱ˈñe tsˈaⁿ. Matseijomnaˈ chaˈcwijom cwilaˈtyeⁿna cwii xuu na jaaˈ na cwitioona cantyaˈ naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Sa̱a̱ nquieena nchaaˈ lˈuu nntiiˈndyena meiiⁿ ñeˈcwii nda̱a̱ lueena na nnteiˈjndeiina naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Chaˈtso na cwilˈana lˈue nˈomna na cantyˈiaa nnˈaⁿ. Ee cwilˈana na jeeⁿ ntmeiⁿ ntjaⁿ na chuuˈ ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na cwiwityeⁿ cantaana ñequio lueena. Ndoˈ mati teincooti nmaⁿ ˈndyoo liaateincoo na cwicweeˈna nchiiti liaa ntˈomcheⁿ nnˈaⁿ. Cwiqueⁿ nˈomna na nquieena nncwindyuaandyena nacañoomticheⁿ quia na cwiweeˈ ncuee. Ndoˈ naquiiˈ lanˈom cwilaˈyuunda̱a̱na ntsula̱ nacañoomcheⁿ yuu na nntseitˈmaaⁿˈñetinaˈ joona. Jeeⁿ cjaaweeˈ nˈomna na nlaˈtˈmaaⁿˈndye nnˈaⁿ joona quia cwiwincwindyena tsˈom nataa yuu na jndooˈ nnˈaⁿ. Ndoˈ lˈue nˈomna na nlue nnˈaⁿ na maestro joona.

’Sa̱a̱ ˈo ticalˈueendyoˈ na nlue nnˈaⁿ na maestro ˈo ee chaˈtsondyoˈ ñecwii tmaaⁿˈ cwilaxmaⁿˈyoˈ ndoˈ ñecwii na cwiluiiñe Maestro ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ, juu Cristo. Meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ tsjoomnancue ticalatˈmaaⁿˈndyoˈ na nnduˈyoˈ nnom na tsotyeˈyoˈ juu chaˈna quinduˈyoˈ na Tsotyeˈyoˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ee ñeˈcwii mˈaaⁿ na cwiluiiñe Tsotyeˈyoˈ, nqueⁿ na mˈaaⁿ cañoomˈluee. 10 Ndoˈ meiⁿ tiñeˈquiandyoˈ na nlue nnˈaⁿ na ˈo cwitsajndyeeˈyoˈ ee ñecwii mˈaaⁿ na wjaajndyee jo nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, nquii Cristo. 11 Juu tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitˈmaⁿñeti quiiˈntaaⁿˈyoˈ, tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ maxjeⁿ matsonaˈ na candiˈntjoom nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ. 12 Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matseiwendyeñe cheⁿnquii, maxjeⁿ nntseiquioo Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu. Ndoˈ ˈñeeⁿ juu na majuˈñecje, maxjeⁿ nntseiwe Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ.

13 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ ee cwilaˈñˈeeⁿˈndyoˈ nnˈaⁿ cha xocanda̱a̱ nncˈooquieeˈndyena cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ncjoˈyoˈ tiñeˈcatsaquieeˈndyoˈ na jom nntsa̱ˈntjoom ˈo, meiⁿ tiñeˈquiaˈyoˈ na nncˈooquieeˈndye ntˈom ncˈiaˈyoˈ cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjoom.

14 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ. ˈO mantyjo̱ˈyoˈ ˈnaaⁿ lˈoo na cweˈ ñeˈcatjeiˈtoˈyoˈ luee yolcu na jnda̱ tja̱ sˈaa. Sa̱a̱ majuu xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ teincoo ñˈoom cwilaneiⁿˈyoˈ nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cha ticaˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na wiˈndyoˈ. Cweˈ joˈ na tˈmaⁿti nlcoˈwiˈnaˈ ˈo quia na nncuˈxeeⁿ ˈo.

15 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ. ˈO jeeⁿ tquia maˈnomˈyoˈ hasta ndaaluee cwiwityˈiooˈyoˈ na cwilˈueˈyoˈ meiiⁿ ñeˈcwii tsˈaⁿ na nntseijomñe ñˈeⁿndyoˈ. Ndoˈ xeⁿ jnda̱ jnda̱a̱ lˈaˈyoˈ na wjaantyjo̱o̱ⁿ chaˈna cwilˈaˈyoˈ quia joˈ wjaañˈoomnaˈ jom na cwajndiiti nntsˈaaⁿ. Ndoˈ na ljoˈ, tˈmaⁿti nlcoˈwiˈnaˈ jom quiiˈ bˈio, nchiiti ˈo.

16 ’Ndoˈ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ nda̱a̱ ncˈiaaˈyoˈ, mati nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee laxmaⁿˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom nchjaaⁿˈyoˈ. Cwinduˈyoˈ tityeⁿ ñˈoom na maqueⁿtyeⁿ tsˈaⁿ nacjoomˈm quia na macwjeeⁿˈeⁿ xueeˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ. Sa̱a̱ tyeⁿti ñˈoom na nncwjiˈ tsˈaⁿ xueeˈ sˈom cajaⁿ na ñˈeⁿ teichjoomnaˈ. 17 ˈO jeeⁿcheⁿ ndyaaˈ ntjeiⁿndyoˈ, laxmaⁿˈyoˈ nnˈaⁿ na nchjaaⁿˈyoˈ. ¿Cwaaⁿ cwii na we nmeiⁿˈ tˈmaⁿti tseixmaⁿnaˈ? ¿Aa sˈom cajaⁿ na ñˈeⁿ teichjoom watsˈom oo aa nquii watsˈom? Juu watsˈom tˈmaⁿti tseixmaⁿnaˈ ee cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ juunaˈ maqueⁿljuˈnaˈ sˈom cajaⁿˈñeeⁿ. 18 Mati cwinduˈyoˈ na tityeⁿ ñˈoom na cweˈ xueeˈ tio naquiiˈ watsˈom nncwjiˈ tsˈaⁿ. Tyeⁿti ñˈoom cwinduˈyoˈ quia na nncwjiˈ tsˈaⁿ xueeˈ seii quiooˈ na cwitioo nnˈaⁿ joˈ joˈ cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. 19 ˈO jeeⁿcheⁿ nchjaaⁿˈyoˈ. ¿Cwaaⁿ na we nmeiⁿˈ tˈmaⁿti tseixmaⁿnaˈ? ¿Aa seii quiooˈ na cwitioo nnˈaⁿ nacjooˈ tio, oo aa juu tio? Tˈmaⁿti tseixmaⁿ nquii tio yuu na cwicantyjo seiˈñeeⁿ ee ncˈe juunaˈ maqueⁿljuˈnaˈ seiˈ na nnda̱a̱ nncoˈñom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. 20 Ee tsˈaⁿ na maqueⁿtyeⁿ cwii ñˈoom nacjooˈ nquii na macwjiˈ xueeˈ tio naquiiˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ, nchii macanda̱ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tioˈñeeⁿ maqueⁿtyeⁿ ñˈoom, maxjeⁿ mawˈatˈmaⁿtonaˈ chaˈtso ˈnaⁿ na cwicantyjo nacjooˈnaˈ. 21 Ndoˈ juu tsˈaⁿ na maqueⁿtyeⁿ cwii ñˈoom nacjooˈ nquii na macwjiˈ xueeˈ watsˈom tˈmaⁿ, nchii macanda̱ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ juunaˈ maqueⁿtyeⁿ ñˈoom, maxjeⁿ mañˈoomnaˈ nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ee jom macˈeeⁿ joˈ joˈ. 22 Ndoˈ juu tsˈaⁿ na maqueⁿtyeⁿ cwii ñˈoom nacjooˈ nquii na macwjiˈ xueeˈ cañoomˈluee nchii macanda̱ cweˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ cañoomˈluee maqueⁿtyeⁿ ñˈoom, maxjeⁿ mañˈoomnaˈ nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ñequio tio yuu na mawacatyeeⁿ.

23 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ. Ee cwiñeˈquiaˈyoˈ diezmo cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na cwiweˈ ntjoomˈyoˈ hasta meiⁿ cweˈ tscojñom tsˈoomjndya ñequio tscolcoo ñequio lqueeⁿ cameiⁿnom sa̱a̱ ticalacanda̱ˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tˈmaⁿti naquiiˈ ñˈoom na tqueⁿ Moisés. Ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ chiuu na cˈomˈyoˈ cantyja na matyˈiomyanaˈ ndoˈ cˈomˈyoˈ na wiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ ncˈiaaˈyoˈ ndoˈ calacanda̱ˈyoˈ ñˈoom na cwinduˈyoˈ. Maxjeⁿ matyˈiomyanaˈ na cwiñeˈquiaˈyoˈ diezmo sa̱a̱ mati calacanda̱ˈyoˈ ñˈoommeiⁿˈ na tˈmaⁿti na sa̱ˈntjom Moisés. 24 Matseijomnaˈ ˈo chaˈna nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈcwˈaaⁿˈndye ndaatioo na cwiwe cha caˈndiinaˈ quiooˈ na cajnda̱a̱ sa̱a̱ tiqueⁿna cwenta na jo nandye njom cwii quiooˈ tˈmaaⁿñe na jaato̱ˈ. Ee jeeⁿ cwiqueⁿndyoˈ na ñeˈcalaˈcanda̱ˈyoˈ ñˈoom na niom nchˈunchˈu sa̱a̱ tiñeˈcalaˈcanda̱ˈyoˈ ñˈoom na tˈmaⁿti na macaⁿnaˈ. Joˈ chii ˈo laxmaⁿˈyoˈ nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ nato nda̱a̱ ncˈiaˈyoˈ sa̱a̱ ncjoˈyoˈ chaˈcwijom na nchjaaⁿˈyoˈ na tiñeˈcatsaˈjndyeeˈyoˈ natoˈñeeⁿ.

25 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ ee yaya cwilaljuˈyoˈ naxeⁿˈ waso ñequio xio na cwiwilˈueeˈndyoˈ sa̱a̱ tsˈomnaˈ cwajndii. Ee nantquie na cwicwaˈyoˈ cwicañjom joˈ, laˈxmaⁿnaˈ ˈnaaⁿ ncˈiaaˈyoˈ na cwintyˈueeˈyoˈ ee na tiñeˈqueⁿˈ cheⁿncjoˈyoˈ xjeⁿ na cwilaqueeⁿ nˈomˈyoˈ. 26 ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos cwiluiindyoˈ chaˈcwijom naⁿnchjaaⁿ. Cataˈndyoˈxcweˈyoˈ jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom quia joˈ nntsˈaanaˈ chaˈcwijom na cwilaljuˈyoˈ tsˈom waso ñequio xio. Ndoˈ na ljoˈ nntseiljoyunaˈ na ljuˈ tsˈomnaˈ ñˈeⁿ naxeⁿˈnaˈ.

27 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ. Matseijomnaˈ ˈo chaˈna ndeiˈluaa na jeeⁿ canchiiˈ lˈa nnˈaⁿ, na cweˈ nacjooˈnaˈ nntyˈiaaˈ tsˈaⁿ na jeeⁿ neiⁿncooˈ sa̱a̱ naquiiˈnaˈ tooˈ ndeii nnˈaⁿ ñequio chaˈtso nnom na tsˈiaaⁿ. 28 Maluaaˈ matseijomnaˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ ee jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ ndooˈ xeⁿ matyˈiomyanaˈ ljoˈ cwilˈaˈyoˈ, sa̱a̱ naquiiˈ nˈomˈyoˈ ñenquiiˈcheⁿ na we waa na cwilˈaˈyoˈ ndoˈ tooˈñˈeⁿ mˈaaⁿ natia.

29 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱ⁿˈyoˈ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés nntˈuiiwiˈnaˈ ˈo ee cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ ya nnˈaⁿndyoˈ. Ee cwilˈaˈyoˈ ndeiˈluaa profetas ndoˈ cwilachjoomndyoˈ ndeiˈluaa ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na ñelˈa cantyja na matyˈiomyanaˈ. 30 Jnda̱ chii cwinduˈyoˈ: “Xeⁿ jaa mamˈaaⁿya ncuee na ñetˈom welooya teiyo, tixocalajomndyo̱ na jlaˈcwjeena profetas.” 31 Ndoˈ na luaaˈ cwinduˈyoˈ cwitjeiˈyuuˈndyoˈ cheⁿncjoˈyoˈ ñˈoom nacjoˈyoˈ na ˈo cwiluiindyoˈ tsjaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ nquiee nnˈaⁿ na tyolaˈcwjee profetas. 32 Joˈ chii calacanda̱ˈyoˈ chiuu waa na to̱ˈ jndyee nnˈaⁿ tsjaaⁿ na tuiindyoˈ.

33 ’ˈO cwiluiindyoˈ chaˈcwijom nda canduulja na jeeⁿ tia cwilˈaˈyoˈ. Chiuu nlˈaˈyoˈyoˈ na nnda̱a̱ nluiiˈndyoˈ nawiˈ na cwitjoom nnˈaⁿ na cwiˈoo bˈio. 34 Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta, ja njño̱o̱ⁿya profetas na nncˈom naquiiˈ ntaaⁿˈyoˈ ndoˈ na nlaˈneiⁿna cantyja na jndo̱ˈ tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ na nntˈmo̱o̱ⁿna ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjoom. Sa̱a̱ ˈo nlaˈcwjeˈyoˈ cwantindye naⁿˈñeeⁿ. Ndoˈ ntˈom naⁿˈñeeⁿ nntyˈiomˈyoˈ nˈoomˈnaaⁿ. Ndoˈ ntˈom nntjaˈyoˈ naquiiˈ lanˈom ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ ntˈomndye joona nleiˈntyjo̱ˈyoˈ cwii ndoˈ cwii tsjoom. 35 Joˈ chii choˈnqueⁿˈyoˈ jnaⁿ cantyja nawiˈ na nntjoom naⁿˈñeeⁿ, ndoˈ mati cantyja na tja̱ chaˈtso nnˈaⁿ na nchii jnaaⁿna hasta xjeⁿ na tuii tsjoomnancue. Nnaⁿnaˈ na waa jnaⁿˈyoˈ xjeⁿ na seicueeˈ Caín tyjeeⁿ Abel, tsaⁿ na tyotseixmaⁿ na matyˈiomyanaˈ, nndyowanaˈ hasta na tueˈ Zacarías jnda Berequías lˈa weloˈyoˈ xcwe quiiˈntaaⁿ tio tˈmaⁿ ñequio ta watsˈom. 36 Nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, mayuuˈcheⁿ nntˈuiinaˈ ˈo nnˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿˈyoˈ jeˈ cantyja chaˈtso nawiˈmeiⁿˈ na tjoom naⁿˈñeeⁿ.

Matyˈioo Jesús cantyja ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ Jerusalén

37 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ Jerusalén, cwilacwjeˈyoˈ nnˈaⁿ na cwiñeˈquia ñˈoomˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ cwijñomˈyoˈ ljo̱ˈ nnˈaⁿ na majñoom na mˈaⁿˈyoˈ. Majndye ndiiˈ ñentyjaaˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ na nntseitjo̱ⁿya ˈo na nncˈomˈyoˈ cwentaya chaˈxjeⁿ matseitjom caxtixquie ntseinaaⁿ nacjeeˈ ntsqueeⁿ. Sa̱a̱ ˈo cwaaⁿ tquiandyoˈ. 38 Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta, maˈndii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ˈo. Taxocˈoomñê watsˈom tˈmaⁿ ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ. 39 Nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱ na taxocantyˈiaˈyoˈ ja hasta na nncueˈntyjo̱ xuee na nnduˈyoˈ: “Matioˈnaaⁿñenaˈ nquii na macwjeeˈcañoom ñequio najndeii na matseixmaⁿ Ta Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.”

A Warning Against Hypocrisy(A)(B)

23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: “The teachers of the law(C) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 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. 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)

“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; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(H) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(I)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 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

23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.