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Matthew 23:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 23:14-16
New Catholic Bible
[14 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you devour the houses of widows, while for the sake of appearance you recite lengthy prayers. As a result, you will receive the severest possible condemnation.][a]
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You journey over sea and land to make a single convert,[b] and then you make that convert twice as worthy of Gehenna as you are.
16 [c]“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If someone swears by the temple, that is not binding, but if someone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
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- Matthew 23:14 This verse is identical with Mk 12:40 and seems to have been interpolated from that text.
- Matthew 23:15 Convert: a proselyte, that is, a Gentile who had accepted the faith of Israel. Worthy of Gehenna: worthy of damnation.
- Matthew 23:16 Jesus shows that the Pharisees were wrong in saying that swearing by the gold of the temple and by the offering that lies on the altar is more binding than swearing by the temple or by the altar.
