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Matthew 23-25
New American Standard Bible
Matthew 23-25
New American Standard Bible
Hypocrisy Exposed
23 (A)Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: “(B)The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses. 3 Therefore, whatever they tell you, do and [a]comply with it all, but do not do [b]as they do; for they say things and do not do them. 4 And (C)they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as their finger. 5 And they do all their deeds (D)to be noticed by other people; for they (E)broaden their [c]phylacteries and lengthen (F)the tassels of their garments. 6 And they (G)love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues, 7 and personal greetings in the marketplaces, and being called [d](H)Rabbi by the people. 8 But as for you, (I)do not be called [e](J)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 (K)One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called [f]leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ. 11 (L)But the greatest of you shall be your servant. 12 (M)Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Eight Woes
13 “(N)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, (O)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.[g]
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one [h](P)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you [i]make him twice as much a son of [j](Q)hell as yourselves.
16 “Woe to you, (R)blind guides, who say, ‘(S)Whoever swears by the [k]temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the [l]temple is obligated.’ 17 You fools and blind men! (T)Which is [m]more important, the gold or the [n]temple that sanctified the gold? 18 And you say, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the [o]offering that is on it is obligated.’ 19 You blind men, (U)which is [p]more important, the [q]offering or the altar that sanctifies the [r]offering? 20 Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by [s]the altar and by everything on it. 21 And the one who swears by the [t]temple, swears both by [u]the temple and by Him who (V)dwells in it. 22 And the one who swears by [v]heaven, (W)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
23 “(X)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and [w]cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 24 You (Y)blind guides, who [x]strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (Z)you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full [y]of robbery and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee, first (AA)clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the [z]outside of it may also become clean.
27 “(AB)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “(AC)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 and you say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves, that you (AD)are [aa]sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 [ab]Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. 33 You snakes, (AE)you [ac]offspring of vipers, how [ad]will you escape the [ae]sentence of [af](AF)hell?
34 “(AG)Therefore, behold, (AH)I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will (AI)flog in your synagogues, and (AJ)persecute from city to city, 35 so that upon you will fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous (AK)Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the (AL)son of Berechiah, whom (AM)you murdered between the [ag]temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon (AN)this generation.
Grieving over Jerusalem
37 “(AO)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who (AP)kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, (AQ)the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. 38 Behold, (AR)your house is being left to you desolate! 39 For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘(AS)Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Signs of Christ’s Return
24 (AT)Jesus (AU)left the temple area and was going on His way [ah]when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 But He responded and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, (AV)not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
3 And as He was sitting on (AW)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of (AX)Your coming, and of the [ai]end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “(AY)See to it that no one [aj]misleads you. 5 For (AZ)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the [ak]Christ,’ and they will [al]mislead many people. 6 And you will be hearing of (BA)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For (BB)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (BC)famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 (BD)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.
9 “(BE)Then they will hand you over to tribulation and kill you, and (BF)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will [am](BG)fall away, and they will [an]betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many (BH)false prophets will rise up and [ao]mislead many people. 12 And because lawlessness is increased, [ap]most people’s love will become cold. 13 (BI)But the one who endures to the end is the one who will be saved. 14 This (BJ)gospel of the kingdom (BK)shall be preached in the whole [aq](BL)world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Perilous Times
15 “Therefore when you see the (BM)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in (BN)the holy place—[ar](BO)let the [as]reader understand— 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 [at]Whoever is on (BP)the [au]housetop must not go down to get things out of his house. 18 And [av]whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But (BQ)woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 Moreover, pray that [aw]when you flee, it will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a (BR)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no [ax]life would have been saved; but for (BS)the sake of the [ay]elect those days will be cut short. 23 (BT)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the [az]Christ,’ or ‘He is over here,’ do not believe him. 24 For false christs and (BU)false prophets will arise and will provide great [ba](BV)signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even (BW)the [bb]elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 27 (BX)For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will the (BY)coming of the (BZ)Son of Man [bc]be. 28 (CA)Wherever the corpse is, there the [bd]vultures will gather.
The Glorious Return
29 “But immediately after the (CB)tribulation of those days (CC)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (CD)the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then (CE)the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see (CF)the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. 31 And (CG)He will send forth His angels with (CH)a great trumpet blast, and they will gather together His [be](CI)elect from (CJ)the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, [bf]recognize that [bg]He is near, right (CK)at the [bh]door. 34 Truly I say to you, (CL)this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (CM)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36 “But (CN)about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37 For [bi]the (CO)coming of the Son of Man will be (CP)just like the days of Noah. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, (CQ)marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that (CR)Noah entered the ark, 39 and they did not [bj]understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the (CS)coming of the Son of Man be. 40 At that time there will be two men in the field; one [bk]will be taken and one [bl]will be left. 41 (CT)Two women will be grinding at the [bm](CU)mill; one [bn]will be taken and one [bo]will be left.
Be Ready for His Coming
42 “Therefore (CV)be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43 But [bp]be sure of this, that (CW)if the head of the house had known (CX)at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44 For this reason (CY)you must be ready as well; for (CZ)the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
45 “(DA)Who then is the (DB)faithful and (DC)sensible slave whom his [bq]master (DD)put in charge of his household slaves, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that slave whom his [br]master finds so doing when he comes. 47 Truly I say to you that (DE)he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My [bs]master [bt]is not coming for a long time,’ 49 and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, and he eats and drinks with those habitually drunk; 50 then the [bu]master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51 and he will [bv]cut him in two and assign [bw]him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be (DF)weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Parable of Ten Virgins
25 “Then (DG)the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their (DH)lamps and went out to meet the groom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were (DI)prudent. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they did not take extra oil with them; 4 but the (DJ)prudent ones took oil in flasks with their lamps. 5 Now while the groom was delaying, they all became drowsy and began to sleep. 6 But at midnight [bx]there finally was a shout: ‘Behold, the groom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 But the foolish virgins said to the prudent ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’ 9 However, the (DK)prudent ones answered, ‘No, there most certainly would not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 But while they were [by]on their way to buy the oil, the groom came, and those who were (DL)ready went in with him to (DM)the wedding feast; and (DN)the door was shut. 11 Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘(DO)Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 (DP)Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.
Parable of the Talents
14 “(DQ)For it is just like a man (DR)about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five [bz](DS)talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he (DT)went on his journey. 16 The one who had received the five (DU)talents immediately went and did business with them, and earned five more talents. 17 In the same way the one who had received the two talents earned two more. 18 But he who received the one talent went away and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his [ca]master’s money.
19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *(DV)settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received the five (DW)talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have earned five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and (DX)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will (DY)put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your [cb]master.’
22 “Also the one who had received the two (DZ)talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have earned two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and (EA)faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’
24 “Now the one who had received the one (EB)talent also came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed. 25 And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’
26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You [cc]worthless, lazy slave! Did you know that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter seed? 27 Then you ought to have [cd]put my money in the bank, and [ce]on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28 Therefore: take the talent away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
29 “(EC)For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 30 And throw the worthless slave into (ED)the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Judgment
31 “But when (EE)the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then (EF)He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 And all the nations will be (EG)gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, (EH)just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep (EI)on His right, but the goats (EJ)on the left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, (EK)inherit the kingdom prepared for you (EL)from the foundation of the world. 35 For (EM)I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; (EN)I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 (EO)naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you (EP)visited Me; (EQ)I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38 And when did we see You as a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And (ER)the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, (ES)to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’
41 “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘(ET)Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the (EU)eternal fire which has been prepared for (EV)the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ 44 Then they themselves also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or as a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not [cf]take care of You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for Me, either.’ 46 These will go away into (EW)eternal punishment, but the righteous into (EX)eternal life.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 23:3 Lit keep all
- Matthew 23:3 Lit according to their deeds
- Matthew 23:5 I.e., small pouches containing Scripture texts, worn on the left forearm and forehead for religious purposes
- Matthew 23:7 In Heb “My Teacher” or “My Master”
- 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 23:23 Similar to caraway seeds
- Matthew 23:24 Or filter out
- Matthew 23:25 Or as a result of
- Matthew 23:26 If the inside was ritually unclean, the entire vessel was unclean whether the outside was cleaned or not (cf. Num 19:15)
- Matthew 23:31 Or descendants
- Matthew 23:32 I.e., finish what they started
- Matthew 23:33 Or brood
- Matthew 23:33 Lit are you to escape
- Matthew 23:33 Or judgment
- Matthew 23:33 Gr Gehenna
- Matthew 23:35 Or sanctuary
- Matthew 24:1 Lit and
- Matthew 24:3 Or consummation
- Matthew 24:4 Or deceives
- Matthew 24:5 I.e., Messiah
- Matthew 24:5 Or deceive
- Matthew 24:10 I.e., from the faith
- Matthew 24:10 Or hand over
- Matthew 24:11 Or deceive
- Matthew 24:12 Lit the love of the many
- Matthew 24:14 Lit inhabited earth
- Matthew 24:15 Or the reader is to understand
- Matthew 24:15 I.e., the reader of Daniel
- Matthew 24:17 Lit The one who
- Matthew 24:17 Housetops were flat living areas
- Matthew 24:18 Lit the one who
- Matthew 24:20 Lit your flight will not be
- Matthew 24:22 Lit flesh
- Matthew 24:22 Or chosen ones
- Matthew 24:23 I.e., Messiah
- Matthew 24:24 I.e., confirming miracles
- Matthew 24:24 Or chosen ones
- Matthew 24:27 I.e., be visible everywhere
- Matthew 24:28 Or eagles
- Matthew 24:31 Or chosen ones
- Matthew 24:33 Or know
- Matthew 24:33 Or it
- Matthew 24:33 Lit doors
- Matthew 24:37 Lit just like the days...so will be
- Matthew 24:39 Lit know
- Matthew 24:40 Lit is
- Matthew 24:40 Lit is
- Matthew 24:41 I.e., handmill
- Matthew 24:41 Lit is
- Matthew 24:41 Lit is
- Matthew 24:43 Lit know that
- Matthew 24:45 Or lord
- Matthew 24:46 Or lord
- Matthew 24:48 Or lord
- Matthew 24:48 Lit lingers
- Matthew 24:50 Or lord
- Matthew 24:51 Possibly referring to other extreme punishment
- Matthew 24:51 Lit his portion with
- Matthew 25:6 Lit a shout has occurred
- Matthew 25:10 Lit departing
- Matthew 25:15 A talent was worth about fifteen years’ wages for a laborer
- Matthew 25:18 Or lord’s
- Matthew 25:21 Or lord
- Matthew 25:26 Or wicked
- Matthew 25:27 Lit cast...to the bankers
- Matthew 25:27 Lit having come
- Matthew 25:44 Or serve
הבשורה על-פי מתי 23-25
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
הבשורה על-פי מתי 23-25
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
כג ישוע פנה אל הקהל ואל תלמידיו ואמר: 2 "הסופרים והפרושים יושבים על כסא משה. 3 לכן טוב שתשמעו בקולם ותעשו את מה שהם אומרים, אבל בשום אופן אל תעשו מה שהם עושים! כי הם עצמם אינם עושים את מה שהם דורשים מכם לעשות. 4 הם מכבידים עליכם בדרישות שונות, בעוד שבעצמם לא מוכנים להרים אצבע.
5 הם עושים את כל מעשיהם בשביל שיראו אותם. הם מעמידים פני צדיקים, מניחים תפילין בציבור ומאריכים את הציציות שלהם. 6 במסיבות הם אוהבים לשבת בראש השולחן, ובבית הכנסת – במקומות השמורים. 7 הם אוהבים שנותנים להם כבוד ברחובות ושקוראים להם 'רבי'. 8 אל תרשו לאיש לקרוא לכם כך, כי ה' לבדו הוא רבכם, וכולכם שווים כאחים. 9 כמו כן אל תפנו לאיש בתואר 'אבי', כי רק לאלוהים שבשמים עליכם לקרוא 'אבי'. 10 אל תרשו שיקראו לכם 'מורי ורבי', כי יש לכם מורה ורב אחד בלבד, והוא המשיח.
11 ככל שתרבו לשרת את הזולת בענווה, כך תגדלו בעצמכם. כדי להיות גדולים ביותר – היו עבדים! 12 מי שחושב את עצמו לגדול עלול להתאכזב מאוד כשיושפל, ומי שמשפיל את עצמו יהיה גדול באמת.
16 אוי לכם, מנהיגים עיוורים! הכלל שלכם הוא: 'אם נשבעת במקדש ה' מותר לך להפר את שבועתך, אולם אם נשבעת בזהב של בית-המקדש אסור לך להפר את שבועתך.' 17 עיוורים טיפשים! מה חשוב יותר, הזהב או המקדש שמקדש את הזהב?
18 כמו כן אתם אומרים: 'שבועה במזבח אינה מחייבת ומותר להפר אותה, אך שבועה בקורבן שעל המזבח – מחייבת.' 19 עיוורים! מה גדול וחשוב יותר, הקורבן שעל המזבח או המזבח עצמו המקדש את הקורבן? 20 הרי אם אתם נשבעים 'במזבח', אתם נשבעים למעשה בו ובכל אשר עליו. 21 כאשר אתם נשבעים 'במקדש', אתם נשבעים למעשה בו ובאלוהים השוכן בו. 22 ואם אתם נשבעים 'בשמים', אתם נשבעים בכסא אלוהים ובאלוהים עצמו.
23 כן, אוי לכם פרושים וסופרים צבועים! אתם מקפידים על הלכות דקדקניות כמו לתת מעשר על עלי נענע בגינה, אולם אתם מתעלמים מהדברים החשובים באמת כמו צדק, רחמים ואמונה! אתם אמנם חייבים לתת מעשר, אולם אסור לכם להזניח את הדברים החשובים יותר. 24 מנהיגים עיוורים! אתם מסננים את היתוש ובולעים את הגמל!
25 אוי לכם, סופרים ופרושים צבועים שכמוכם! אתם מקפידים כל-כך על צחצוח הכוס מבחוץ, אולם תוכו מצחין מריקבון! 26 פרושים עיוורים, טהרו תחילה את פנים הכלי ואז כולו יהיה נקי!
27 אוי לכם, סופרים ופרושים! אתם דומים לקברים הנראים יפים ומפוארים מבחוץ, אך בתוכם הם מלאים עצמות מתים, ריקבון וטומאה. 28 אתם משתדלים להיראות קדושים, אולם בפנים לבכם מלא צביעות וטומאה.
31 בדבריכם אלה אתם מעידים על עצמכם שהנכם בני רשעים. 32 אתם הולכים בעקבות אבותיכם וממלאים את מכסת עוונותיהם. 33 נחשים בני נחשים! כיצד תימלטו מעונש הגיהינום?
34 אני שולח אליכם נביאים, חכמים וסופרים; אחדים מהם תהרגו בצליבה, ואחרים תלקו בשוטים בבתי הכנסת שלכם, ותרדפו אחריהם מעיר לעיר! 35 וכך תישאו באשמת הריגתם של כל אנשי האלוהים – החל בהבל הצדיק וכלה בזכריה בן-יהוידע, שאותו רצחתם בבית-המקדש בין ההיכל למזבח. 36 ובכן, כל זה יבוא על הדור הזה.
37 ירושלים, ירושלים, ההורגת את הנביאים ורוגמת באבנים את שליחי אלוהים! פעמים רבות חפצתי לאסוף את בנייך, כתרנגולת האוספת את אפרוחיה תחת כנפיה, אולם לא הרשיתם לי. 38 ועתה אלוהים נוטש את ביתכם, 39 ואני אומר לכם שמעתה ואילך לא תראו אותי יותר, עד אשר תאמרו: 'ברוך הבא בשם ה'!'"
כד כשיצא ישוע מבית-המקדש, באו אליו תלמידיו להראות לו את מבני המקדש.
2 אולם ישוע אמר להם: "כל המבנים האלה ייהרסו ואף אבן לא תישאר במקומה!" 3 מאוחר יותר, כשישב ישוע על מדרון הר הזיתים, שאלו אותו התלמידים: "מתי יקרה הדבר הזה? אילו מאורעות יסמנו את שובך ואת סוף העולם?"
4 "אל תניחו לאיש לרמות אתכם," השיב להם ישוע, 5 "כי אנשים רבים יבואו ויטענו כל אחד 'אני המשיח', ויטעו אנשים רבים. 6 כאשר תשמעו על מהומות ומלחמות – אל תיבהלו. אמנם תפרוצנה מלחמות ותחוללנה מהומות, אבל הקץ לא יבוא מיד. 7 מדינות וממלכות תילחמנה זו בזו, ובמקומות רבים יהיו רעידות אדמה ורעב. 8 אולם כל אלה יציינו רק את ראשית הצרות והסבל העתידים לבוא.
9 לאחר מכן יענו אתכם, יהרגו אתכם והעולם כולו ישנא אתכם, משום שאתם מאמינים בי. 10 רבים ישובו לחטוא, יבגדו זה בזה וישנאו איש את אחיו. 11 נביאי שקר רבים יופיעו ויוליכו שולל אנשים רבים. 12 החטא והרשע יתפשטו בכל מקום וידכאו את אהבתם של רבים. 13 אולם אלה שיחזיקו מעמד עד הסוף יינצלו!
14 הבשורה הטובה על דבר המלכות תתפשט בעולם כולו – כך שכל האומות תשמענה אותה – ולבסוף יגיע הקץ.
15 לכן, כאשר תראו בבית-המקדש את חילול הקודש, שעליו דיבר דניאל הנביא[a] (הקורא – שים לב!) 16 על כל תושבי יהודה לברוח להרים. 17 אלה שעל הגגות – שלא ייכנסו הביתה לארוז את חפציהם. 18 אלה שבשדה – שלא יחזרו הביתה לקחת את בגדיהם.
19 אוי לנשים ההרות ולמניקות באותם ימים! 20 התפללו שבריחתכם לא תהיה בחורף ולא בשבת. 21 כי תהיה צרה שכמוה טרם הייתה בתולדות העולם, וכמוה לא תהיה עוד!
22 "למעשה אם אלוהים לא יקצר את הימים הנוראים האלה, כולם יאבדו. אולם אלוהים יקצר ימים אלה למען עמו הנבחר.
23 אם מישהו יאמר לכם באותם ימים: 'ראיתי את המשיח במקום פלוני!' או 'המשיח נמצא בכפר הסמוך!' אל תאמינו לו. 24 כי נביאי-שקר ומשיחי-שקר יקומו ויחוללו נסים ונפלאות אשר יתעו את האנשים, ואם יוכלו, הם יתעו אפילו את הנבחרים. 25 זיכרו, הזהרתי אתכם!
26 על כן, אם יאמרו לכם שהמשיח אי-שם במדבר – אל תטריחו את עצמכם ללכת ולראות, ואם יאמרו לכם שהמשיח מסתתר במקום כלשהו – אל תאמינו. 27 כי כשם שהברק במזרח מאיר למערב, כך יהיה גם שובו של בן-האדם. 28 במקום שבו נמצא הפגר, שם יתאספו הנשרים.
29 מיד לאחר הצרות של אותם ימים תחשך השמש, הירח ישחיר, הכוכבים יפלו מהשמים וכוחות השמים יתמוטטו.
30 לבסוף ייראה בשמים אות בן-האדם ואבל כבד ירד על העולם כולו. כל אומות העולם יראו את בן-האדם בא על ענני השמים, בגבורה ובכבוד רב. 31 ואז הוא ישלח את מלאכיו בקול תרועת השופר, והם יאספו את בחיריו מכל קצוות תבל.
32 קחו למשל את עץ התאנה: כאשר הענפים מלבלבים והעלים מתחילים לצמוח, אתם יודעים שהקיץ קרב. 33 כך, כשתראו את תחילת התרחשותם של הדברים האלה, דעו ששובי קרוב, שאני עומד בפתח. 34 לאחר שיתרחשו כל הדברים האלה הדור הזה יגיע לקיצו. 35 השמים והארץ יחלפו, אולם דברי יעמוד לנצח.
36 איש אינו יודע את היום והשעה שבה יבוא הסוף; גם המלאכים אינם יודעים. אפילו הבן אינו יודע – רק האב יודע את היום והשעה.
40 באותה עת שני גברים יעבדו יחד בשדה – האחד יילקח והשני יישאר. 41 שתי נשים תעסוקנה בניקיון הבית – האחת תילקח והשנייה תישאר.
42 לכן היו מוכנים, כי אינכם יודעים באיזה יום יבוא אדונכם.
43 כשם שאדם יעמוד על המשמר בלילה מפני גנבים, 44 כך תוכלו גם אתם למנוע מעצמכם צרות – אם תמיד תהיו מוכנים לשובי הבלתי צפוי.
45 מי מכם משרת נבון ונאמן לאדונכם, שיפקח על משק ביתו ויקבל את שכרו בעתו? 46 ברוך תהיה אם בשובי אמצא אותך ממלא את תפקידך בנאמנות. 47 אנשים נאמנים כאלה אני אפקיד על כל רכושי.
48 אולם אם אתה רשע ותאמר לעצמך: 'אה, האדון לא ישוב כל כך מהר', 49 ותתאכזר ליתר העבדים ותבלה את זמנך במסיבות, בזלילה ובשתייה – 50 אדונך יופיע בשעה בלתי צפויה, 51 ואז הוא יכה אותך קשות ויקבע את מקומך עם הצבועים; שם יהיה בכי וחריקת שיניים."
כה "אז תידמה מלכות השמים לסיפור על עשר עלמות, אשר לקחו את המנורות שלהן ויצאו לקבל את פני החתן.
9 אולם הבחורות החכמות ענו: 'אם ניתן לכן מעט שמן לא יישאר לנו מספיק. לכו לחנות לקנות לעצמכן.'
10 אך בזמן שהן הלכו לקנות שמן בא החתן, ואלה שהיו מוכנות נכנסו איתו אל החתונה והדלת ננעלה.
11 כשחזרו האחרות מאוחר יותר, הן עמדו בחוץ וקראו: 'אדוננו, פתח לנו את הדלת!'
12 אולם הוא השיב להן מבפנים: 'אינני מכיר אתכן!'
13 משום כך היו ערים ומוכנים, כי אינכם יודעים באיזה יום ובאיזו שעה אחזור."
14 ישוע המשיך: "אפשר לתאר את מלכות השמים בעזרת הסיפור על אדם שנסע לארץ רחוקה. לפני נסיעתו הוא קרא למשרתיו והפקיד בידם סכומי כסף, כדי שישקיעו אותם למענו בזמן העדרו. 15 הוא נתן לאחד 50,000 שקלים, לשני – 20,000 שקלים ולשלישי – 10,000 שקלים. הוא חילק את הכסף בהתאם לכישרונו של כל אחד ויצא לדרכו. 16 האיש שקיבל 50,000 שקלים החל מיד לקנות ולמכור, ותוך זמן קצר הרוויח עוד 50,000 שקלים. 17 גם האיש שקיבל 20,000 שקלים ניגש מיד לעבודה והרוויח עוד 20,000 שקלים. 18 אך האיש שקיבל 10,000 שקלים חפר בור באדמה והטמין בתוכו את הכסף.
19 לאחר זמן רב חזר האדון ממסעו, וביקש ממשרתיו לתת דין וחשבון על הכסף שהפקיד בידם. 20 האיש שקיבל 50,000 שקלים החזיר לאדוניו 100,000 שקלים. 21 האדון שיבח אותו על עבודתו הטובה ואמר: 'מאחר שהיית נאמן בסכום קטן, אתן לך עכשיו אחריות גדולה יותר. בוא והשתתף בשמחתי'.
22 אחריו בא האיש שקיבל 20,000 שקלים והצהיר: 'אדוני, נתת לי 20,000 שקלים, ועכשיו אני מחזיר לך סכום כפול.'
23 'עבודה טובה,' אמר לו האדון. 'אתה משרת טוב ונאמן. מאחר שהיית נאמן בסכום קטן, אתן לך עכשיו הרבה יותר!'
26 אך אדוניו השיב לו: 'רשע שכמוך, עבד עצלן! אם ידעת שאדרוש ממך את הרווח, 27 מדוע לא הפקדת את הכסף בבנק? כך לפחות הייתי מקבל ריבית. 28 קחו ממנו את הכסף, ותנו לאיש שיש לו כבר 0,00010 שקלים! 29 כי האיש שמנצל היטב את מה שנותנים לו – יינתן לו עוד ויהיה לו שפע רב. ואילו אדם בלתי-אחראי – גם מעט האחריות שניתנה לו תילקח ממנו. 30 קחו עתה את המשרת הזה, שאין בו כל מועיל, והשליכוהו החוצה לחושך, שם יש בכי וחריקת שיניים.'
31 אולם כשאני, המשיח,[b] אבוא בתפארתי עם כל המלאכים, אשב על כיסאי בכבוד רב. 32 כל אומות העולם יתאספו לפני, ואני אפריד ביניהם כרועה המפריד בין הכבשים ובין העיזים. 33 את הכבשים אעמיד לימיני ואת העיזים לשמאלי.
34 לאחר מכן אני, המלך, אומר לעומדים לימיני: 'בואו, ברוכי אבי, אל המלכות שהוכנה למענכם מאז היווסד העולם. 35 כשהייתי רעב – האכלתם אותי. כשהייתי צמא – נתתם לי לשתות. כשהייתי אורח זר – הכנסתם אותי לביתכם. 36 כשהייתי ערום – הלבשתם אותי. כשהייתי חולה או אסור בכלא – באתם לבקר אותי.'
37 ואותם צדיקים יענו: 'אדוננו, מתי ראינו אותך רעב והאכלנו אותך, או צמא והשקינו אותך? 38 או אורח זר ועזרנו לך? או עירום והלבשנו אותך? 39 מתי ראינו אותך חולה או כלוא ובאנו לבקר אותך?'
40 ואני, המלך, אענה: 'כשעשיתם אחד מן הדברים האלה לאחד מאחי הצעירים – כאילו עשיתם אותו לי.' 41 לאחר מכן אפנה אל העומדים לשמאלי ואומר להם: 'הסתלקו מכאן, ארורים, אל האש הנצחית שהוכנה לשטן והשדים! 42 כי כשהייתי רעב לא האכלתם אותי, וכשהייתי צמא לא נתתם לי דבר לשתות. 43 הייתי אורח זר, אולם לא הזמנתם אותי לביתכם. הייתי עירום, ולא הלבשתם אותי. הייתי חולה וכלוא, וכלל לא באתם לבקר אותי!'
44 ואז הם יענו: 'אדון, מתי ראינו אותך רעב או צמא או זר או עירום או חולה או כלוא, ולא עזרנו לך?'
45 ואני אענה: 'כאשר סירבתם לעזור לאחד מן האחים הצעירים האלה סירבתם לעזור לי.'
46 והם ילכו משם לייסורי נצח, ואילו הצדיקים – לחיי נצח."
Footnotes
- הבשורה על-פי מתי 24:15 דניאל ט 27; יא 31
- הבשורה על-פי מתי 25:31 כלשונו: "בן-האדם" (דניאל ז 13- 14)
Matthew 23-25
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Matthew 23-25
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)
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times(AT)
24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another;(AU) every one will be thrown down.”
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives,(AV) the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming(AW) and of the end of the age?”(AX)
4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you.(AY) 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.(AZ) 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(BA) There will be famines(BB) and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted(BC) and put to death,(BD) and you will be hated by all nations because of me.(BE) 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets(BF) will appear and deceive many people.(BG) 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(BH) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom(BI) will be preached in the whole world(BJ) as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place(BK) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[d](BL) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop(BM) go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!(BN) 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.(BO)
22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect(BP) those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.(BQ) 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders(BR) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.
26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning(BS) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(BT) of the Son of Man.(BU) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(BV)
29 “Immediately after the distress of those days
“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[e](BW)
30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[f] will mourn(BX) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(BY) with power and great glory.[g] 31 And he will send his angels(BZ) with a loud trumpet call,(CA) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[h] is near, right at the door.(CB) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(CC) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(CD)
The Day and Hour Unknown(CE)(CF)
36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[i] but only the Father.(CG) 37 As it was in the days of Noah,(CH) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,(CI) up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.(CJ) 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.(CK) 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.(CL)
42 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.(CM) 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(CN) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready,(CO) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,(CP) whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.(CQ) 47 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.(CR) 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(CS) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(CT)
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
25 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like(CU) ten virgins who took their lamps(CV) and went out to meet the bridegroom.(CW) 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.(CX) 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.(CY)
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’(CZ)
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.(DA) And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’(DB)
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.(DC)
The Parable of the Bags of Gold(DD)
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,(DE) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,[j] each according to his ability.(DF) Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.(DG) 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(DH) Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.(DI) Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.(DJ) 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’(DK)
The Sheep and the Goats
31 “When the Son of Man comes(DL) in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.(DM) 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate(DN) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.(DO) 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom(DP) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(DQ) 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,(DR) 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me,(DS) I was sick and you looked after me,(DT) I was in prison and you came to visit me.’(DU)
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’(DV)
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me,(DW) you who are cursed, into the eternal fire(DX) prepared for the devil and his angels.(DY) 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’(DZ)
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.(EA)”(EB)
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 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
- Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
- Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
- Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
- Matthew 24:33 Or he
- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.
- Matthew 25:15 Greek five talents … two talents … one talent; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wage.
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