Matthew 23:11-13
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
11 But the greater[a] of you shall be your servant. 12 And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.
Woe To You, Scribes And Pharisees. You Are Blind Guides. How Will You Escape Hell?
13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are shutting the kingdom of the heavens in-front-of [b] people. For you are not entering, nor are you permitting the ones entering to enter.
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- Matthew 23:11 Or, greatest.
- Matthew 23:13 You pull the door shut from the outside before they can enter.
Matthew 23:11-13
New International Version
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.(A) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(B)
Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(C) 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.(D)
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