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Matthew 23:8-22
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 23:8-22
New American Standard Bible
8 But as for you, (A)do not be called [a](B)Rabbi; for only One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters. 9 And do not call anyone on earth your father; for only (C)One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called [b]leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 (D)But the greatest of you shall be your servant. 12 (E)Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Eight Woes
13 “(F)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, (G)because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.[c]
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one [d](H)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you [e]make him twice as much a son of [f](I)hell as yourselves.
16 “Woe to you, (J)blind guides, who say, ‘(K)Whoever swears by the [g]temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the [h]temple is obligated.’ 17 You fools and blind men! (L)Which is [i]more important, the gold or the [j]temple that sanctified the gold? 18 And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the [k]offering that is on it is obligated.’ 19 You blind men, (M)which is [l]more important, the [m]offering or the altar that sanctifies the [n]offering? 20 Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by [o]the altar and by everything on it. 21 And the one who swears by the [p]temple, swears both by [q]the temple and by Him who (N)dwells in it. 22 And the one who swears by [r]heaven, (O)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
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- Matthew 23:8 In Heb “My Teacher” or “My Master”
- Matthew 23:10 Or teachers
- Matthew 23:13 Late mss add (traditionally v 14): Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses even while for appearances’ sake you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation (as v 14); cf. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47
- Matthew 23:15 Or convert
- Matthew 23:15 I.e., doom him to hell
- Matthew 23:15 Gr Gehenna
- Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary
- Matthew 23:16 Or sanctuary
- Matthew 23:17 Lit greater
- Matthew 23:17 Or sanctuary
- Matthew 23:18 Or gift
- Matthew 23:19 Lit greater
- Matthew 23:19 Or gift
- Matthew 23:19 Or gift
- Matthew 23:20 Lit it
- Matthew 23:21 Or sanctuary
- Matthew 23:21 Lit it
- Matthew 23:22 I.e., an indirect reference to God
Matthew 23:8-22
New International Version
Matthew 23:8-22
New International Version
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,(A) 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.(B) 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(C)
Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(D) 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.(E) [14] [a]
15 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert,(F) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(G) as you are.
16 “Woe to you, blind guides!(H) 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.’(I) 17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?(J) 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?(K) 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(L) in it. 22 And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.(M)
Footnotes
- Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
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