Mateo 23
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Katuruan tungkol sa Pagpapakumbaba(A)
23 Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Jesus sa mga tao at sa kanyang mga alagad, 2 “Ang mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at ang mga Pariseo ang kinikilalang tagapagpaliwanag ng Kautusan ni Moises.[a] 3 Kaya't gawin ninyo ang itinuturo nila at sundin ang kanilang iniuutos, ngunit huwag ninyong tularan ang kanilang ginagawa sapagkat hindi nila isinasagawa ang kanilang ipinapangaral. 4 Nagpapataw sila ng mabibigat na pasanin sa mga tao, ngunit ni daliri ay ayaw nilang igalaw upang tumulong sa pagpasan ng mga iyon. 5 Pawang(B) pakitang-tao ang kanilang mga gawa. Nilalaparan nila ang mga lalagyan ng talata sa kanilang noo at braso, at hinahabaan ang palawit sa laylayan ng kanilang mga damit.[b] 6 Ang nais nila ay ang mga upuang pandangal sa mga handaan at ang mga pangunahing upuan sa sinagoga. 7 Gustung-gusto nilang binabati sila sa mga palengke, at tawaging ‘guro.’ 8 Ngunit, huwag kayong patawag na ‘guro,’ sapagkat iisa ang inyong Guro at kayong lahat ay magkakapatid. 9 Huwag ninyong tawaging ama ang sinumang tao sa lupa sapagkat iisa ang inyong Ama, ang Ama na nasa langit. 10 Huwag kayong patawag na tagapagturo, sapagkat iisa ang inyong tagapagturo, ang Cristo. 11 Ang(C) pinakadakila sa inyo ay magiging lingkod ninyo. 12 Ang(D) nagmamataas ay ibababa, at ang nagpapakumbaba ay itataas.”
Tinuligsa ni Jesus ang mga Tagapagturo ng Kautusan at ang mga Pariseo(E)
13 “Kahabag-habag kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Hinahadlangan ninyo ang mga tao upang hindi sila makapasok sa kaharian ng langit. Hindi na nga kayo pumapasok, hinahadlangan pa ninyo ang mga nais pumasok! [14 Kahabag-habag kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Inuubos ninyo ang kabuhayan ng mga biyuda at ang idinadahilan ninyo'y ang pagdarasal ng mahahaba! Dahil dito'y lalo pang bibigat ang parusa sa inyo!][c]
15 “Kahabag-habag kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Nilalakbay ninyo ang karagatan at ginagalugad ang buong daigdig makahikayat lamang kayo ng kahit isang Hentil sa pananampalatayang Judio. Ngunit kapag ito'y nahikayat na, ginagawa ninyo siyang masahol pa at lalong dapat parusahan sa impiyerno kaysa sa inyo.
16 “Kahabag-habag kayo, mga bulag na taga-akay! Itinuturo ninyo na kung gagamitin ninuman ang Templo sa panunumpa, walang halaga ito. Ngunit kung ang gagamitin niya sa panunumpa ay ang ginto ng Templo, dapat niyang tuparin ang kanyang sumpa. 17 Mga bulag! Mga hangal! Alin ba ang mas mahalaga, ang ginto, o ang Templong nagpapabanal sa ginto? 18 Sinasabi rin ninyo na kung gagamitin ninuman ang dambana sa panunumpa, walang halaga ito. Ngunit kung ang gagamitin niya ay ang handog na nasa dambana, dapat niyang tuparin ang kanyang sumpa. 19 Mga bulag! Alin ba ang mas mahalaga, ang handog o ang dambana na nagpapabanal sa handog? 20 Kaya nga, kapag nanumpa ang sinuman na saksi ang dambana, ginagawa niyang saksi ito at ang lahat ng handog dito. 21 Kapag nanumpa ang sinuman na saksi niya ang Templo, ginagawa niyang saksi ito at ang Diyos na nasa Templo. 22 At(F) kapag nanumpa ang sinuman na saksi niya ang langit, ginagawa niyang saksi ang trono ng Diyos at ang Diyos na nakaupo doon.
23 “Kahabag-habag(G) kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Nagbibigay kayo ng ikasampung bahagi ng maliliit na halamang tulad ng yerbabuena, ruda at linga ngunit kinakaligtaan naman ninyong isagawa ang mas mahahalagang turo sa Kautusan: ang katarungan, ang pagkahabag, at ang katapatan. Dapat ninyong gawin ang mga ito nang hindi kinakaligtaan ang ibang utos. 24 Mga bulag na taga-akay! Sinasala ninyo ang kulisap sa inyong inumin, ngunit nilulunok naman ninyo ang kamelyo!
25 “Kahabag-habag kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Nililinis ninyo ang labas ng tasa at pinggan, ngunit ang mga iyon ay puno ng kasakiman at pagiging makasarili. 26 Bulag na Pariseo! Linisin mo muna ang nasa loob ng tasa [at pinggan][d] at magiging malinis din ang labas nito!
27 “Kahabag-habag(H) kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Ang katulad ninyo'y mga libingang pinaputi, magaganda sa labas, ngunit ang loob ay bulok at puno ng kalansay. 28 Ganyang-ganyan kayo! Sa paningin ng tao'y mabubuti, ngunit ang totoo'y punung-puno kayo ng pagkukunwari at kasamaan.”
Paparusahan ang mga Mapagkunwari(I)
29 “Kahabag-habag kayo, mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan at mga Pariseo! Mga mapagkunwari! Nagpapagawa kayo ng libingan para sa mga propeta, at pinapaganda ang mga puntod ng mga taong namuhay nang matuwid. 30 Sinasabi pa ninyo, ‘Kung kami sana'y nabuhay sa kapanahunan ng aming mga ninuno, hindi kami makikiisa sa pagpatay sa mga propeta.’ 31 Sa sinabi ninyong iyan, inaamin ninyong kayo'y mga anak ng mga pumaslang sa mga propeta! 32 Sige! Tapusin ninyo ang sinimulan ng inyong mga ninuno! 33 Mga(J) ahas! Lahi ng mga ulupong! Hindi kayo makakaiwas na maparusahan sa impiyerno! 34 Kaya nga, magsusugo ako sa inyo ng mga propeta, mga matatalinong tao at mga tagapagturo! Papatayin ninyo ang ilan sa kanila, at ang iba'y ipapako sa krus. Ang iba'y hahagupitin ninyo sa inyong mga sinagoga at uusigin sa bayan-bayan. 35 Kaya(K) nga, paparusahan kayo dahil sa pagkamatay ng lahat ng taong pinatay na walang sala, magmula kay Abel hanggang kay Zacarias na anak ni Baraquias. Pinaslang ninyo si Zacarias sa pagitan ng Templo at ng dambanang sunugan ng mga handog. 36 Tandaan ninyo: ang parusa sa lahat ng mga pagpatay na iyon ay babagsak sa salinlahing ito.”
Ang Pag-ibig ni Jesus sa Jerusalem(L)
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Pinapatay mo ang mga propeta at binabato ang mga isinugo sa iyo! Ilang ulit kong sinikap na kupkupin ang iyong mga anak, kung paano tinitipon ng isang inahin ang kanyang mga sisiw sa ilalim ng kanyang mga pakpak, ngunit ayaw ninyo. 38 Kaya't(M) ang inyong Templo ay iiwan na lubusang pinabayaan. 39 Sinasabi(N) ko sa inyo, hindi na ninyo ako makikita hanggang dumating ang oras na sabihin ninyo, ‘Pinagpala ang dumarating sa pangalan ng Panginoon!’”
Footnotes
- 2 tagapagpaliwanag ng Kautusan ni Moises: Sa Griego ay nakaupo sa upuan ni Moises .
- 5 PALAWIT SA...DAMIT: Naglalagay ang mga Judio ng palawit sa laylayan ng kanilang damit bilang simbolo ng kanilang pagmamahal sa Diyos (Mga Bilang 15:37-41).
- 14 Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang talatang 14.
- 26 at pinggan: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito .
Matthew 23
New International Version
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
Matthew 23
Revised Geneva Translation
23 Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, and to His disciples,
2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3 “Therefore, all of whatever they ask you to observe, observe and do. But do not imitate their deeds, for they do not do as they say.
4 “For they bind heavy burdens, and hard to bear, and lay them on man’s shoulders. But they themselves will not lift a finger to move them.
5 “They do all their works to be seen by man. For they make their phylacteries broad, and the fringes of their garments long.
6 “And they love the chief place at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the assemblies;
7 “and greetings in the markets, and to be called by man, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’
8 “But do not be called, ‘Rabbi’. For One is your Master - Christ, and all of you are brothers.
9 “And call no man your father upon the Earth. For there is but One, your Father Who is in Heaven.
10 “Do not be called ‘Masters’. For One is your Master - Christ.
11 “But the one who is greatest among you, let him be your servant.
12 “For whoever will exalt himself shall be brought low. And whoever will humble himself shall be exalted.
13 “Therefore, woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven before man. For you yourselves do not go in, nor do you allow those who wish entrance to come in.
14 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, even under a pretense of long prayers. Therefore, you shall receive the greater damnation.
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For you traverse sea and land to make one proselyte. And when he is made, you make him twofold more a child of Hell than you yourselves!
16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the Temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the gold of the Temple, he sins.’
17 “You fools, and blind! Which is greater, the gold or the Temple that sanctifies the gold?
18 “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever swears by the offering upon it, sins.’
19 “You fools, and blind! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which sanctifies the offering?
20 “Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things thereupon.
21 “And whoever swears by the Temple, swears by it and by Him Who dwells therein.
22 “And the one who swears by Heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him Who sits thereupon.
23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law, judgment, and mercy and fidelity. These you ought to have done, and not to have left the other.
24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For you make clean the outside of the cup and the platter. But inside they are full of bribery and excess.
26 “You blind Pharisee! First, cleanse the inside of the cup and platter, so that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs which appear beautiful outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all filthiness.
28 “So are you also. For outward you appear righteous to man, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of the righteous,
30 “and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in the blood of the Prophets.’
31 “So then you are witnesses to yourselves that you are the children of those who murdered the Prophets.
32 “And you fill up the measure of your fathers.
33 “O serpents! The generation of vipers! How shall you escape the damnation of Hell!
34 “Therefore, behold, I send to you Prophets, and wise men, and scribes. And some of them you shall kill and crucify. And some of them you shall scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.
35 “So that upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the Earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the Temple and the altar.
36 “Truly I say to you that all these things shall come upon this generation.
37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem; who kills the Prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together - as the hen gathers her chickens under her wings - and you would not!
38 “Behold, your house shall be left to you desolate.
39 “For I say to you, you shall not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the One Who comes in the Name of the Lord’.”
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