^7 (A)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

^23 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(B)you tithe mint and dill and ^(C)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^(D)justice and mercy and faithfulness. ^(E)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. ²⁴ You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^(F)a camel!

^25 (G)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(H)you clean the outside of ^(I)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of ^(J)greed and self-indulgence. ²⁶ You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of ^(K)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

^27 (L)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like ^(M)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and ^(N)all uncleanness. ²⁸ So you also ^(O)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of ^(P)hypocrisy and lawlessness.

^29 (Q)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

²⁵ And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: ^(A)“The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

⁶ And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you ^(A)hypocrites, as it is written,

⁵ You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.