Matthieu 23
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979
Condamnation des scribes et des pharisiens
23 Alors Jésus, parlant à la foule et à ses disciples, dit:
2 Les scribes et les pharisiens sont assis dans la chaire de Moïse. 3 Faites donc et observez tout ce qu’ils vous disent; mais n’agissez pas selon leurs œuvres. Car ils disent, et ne font pas. 4 Ils lient des fardeaux pesants, et les mettent sur les épaules des hommes, mais ils ne veulent pas les remuer du doigt. 5 Ils font toutes leurs actions pour être vus des hommes. Ainsi, ils portent de larges phylactères, et ils ont de longues franges à leurs vêtements; 6 ils aiment la première place dans les festins, et les premiers sièges dans les synagogues; 7 ils aiment à être salués dans les places publiques, et à être appelés par les hommes Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 Mais vous, ne vous faites pas appeler Rabbi; car un seul est votre Maître, et vous êtes tous frères. 9 Et n’appelez personne sur la terre votre père; car un seul est votre Père, celui qui est dans les cieux. 10 Ne vous faites pas appeler directeurs; car un seul est votre Directeur, le Christ. 11 Le plus grand parmi vous sera votre serviteur. 12 Quiconque s’élèvera sera abaissé, et quiconque s’abaissera sera élevé.
13 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous fermez aux hommes le royaume des cieux; vous n’y entrez pas vous-mêmes, et vous n’y laissez pas entrer ceux qui veulent entrer.
14 [Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous dévorez les maisons des veuves, et que vous faites pour l’apparence de longues prières; à cause de cela, vous serez jugés plus sévèrement.]
15 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous courez la mer et la terre pour faire un prosélyte; et, quand il l’est devenu, vous en faites un fils de la géhenne deux fois plus que vous.
16 Malheur à vous, conducteurs aveugles! qui dites: Si quelqu’un jure par le temple, ce n’est rien; mais, si quelqu’un jure par l’or du temple, il est engagé. 17 Insensés et aveugles! Lequel est le plus grand, l’or, ou le temple qui sanctifie l’or? 18 Si quelqu’un, dites-vous encore, jure par l’autel, ce n’est rien; mais, si quelqu’un jure par l’offrande qui est sur l’autel, il est engagé. 19 Aveugles! Lequel est le plus grand, l’offrande, ou l’autel qui sanctifie l’offrande? 20 Celui qui jure par l’autel jure par l’autel et par tout ce qui est dessus; 21 celui qui jure par le temple jure par le temple et par celui qui l’habite; 22 et celui qui jure par le ciel jure par le trône de Dieu et par celui qui y est assis.
23 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous payez la dîme de la menthe, de l’aneth et du cumin, et que vous laissez ce qui est plus important dans la loi, la justice, la miséricorde et la fidélité: c’est là ce qu’il fallait pratiquer, sans négliger les autres choses. 24 Conducteurs aveugles! qui éliminez le moucheron[a], et qui avalez le chameau.
25 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous nettoyez le dehors de la coupe et du plat, et qu’au-dedans ils sont pleins de rapine et d’intempérance. 26 Pharisien aveugle! nettoie premièrement l’intérieur de la coupe et du plat, afin que l’extérieur aussi devienne net. 27 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous ressemblez à des sépulcres blanchis, qui paraissent beaux au-dehors, et qui, au-dedans, sont pleins d’ossements de morts et de toute espèce d’impuretés. 28 Vous de même, au-dehors, vous paraissez justes aux hommes, mais, au-dedans, vous êtes pleins d’hypocrisie et d’iniquité.
29 Malheur à vous, scribes et pharisiens hypocrites! parce que vous bâtissez les tombeaux des prophètes et ornez les sépulcres des justes, 30 et que vous dites: Si nous avions vécu du temps de nos pères, nous ne nous serions pas joints à eux pour répandre le sang des prophètes. 31 Vous témoignez ainsi contre vous-mêmes que vous êtes les fils de ceux qui ont tué les prophètes. 32 Comblez donc la mesure de vos pères. 33 Serpents, race de vipères! comment échapperez-vous au châtiment de la géhenne? 34 C’est pourquoi, voici, je vous envoie des prophètes, des sages et des scribes. Vous tuerez et crucifierez les uns, vous battrez de verges les autres dans vos synagogues, et vous les persécuterez de ville en ville, 35 afin que retombe sur vous tout le sang innocent répandu sur la terre, depuis le sang d’Abel le juste jusqu’au sang de Zacharie, fils de Barachie, que vous avez tué entre le temple et l’autel. 36 Je vous le dis en vérité, tout cela retombera sur cette génération.
Jésus se lamente sur Jérusalem
37 Jérusalem, Jérusalem, qui tues les prophètes et qui lapides ceux qui te sont envoyés, combien de fois ai-je voulu rassembler tes enfants, comme une poule rassemble ses poussins sous ses ailes, et vous ne l’avez pas voulu! 38 Voici, votre maison vous sera laissée déserte; 39 car, je vous le dis, vous ne me verrez plus désormais, jusqu’à ce que vous disiez: Béni soit celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur[b]!
Footnotes
- Matthieu 23:24 Qui éliminez le moucheron, c.-à-d. qui filtrez votre boisson, par crainte d'avaler un moucheron
- Matthieu 23:39 + Ps 118:26
Matthew 23
English Standard Version Anglicised
Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees
23 Then Jesus (A)said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 (B)“The scribes and the Pharisees (C)sit on Moses' seat, 3 so practise and observe whatever they tell you—(D)but not what they do. (E)For they preach, but do not practise. 4 (F)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 (G)They do all their deeds (H)to be seen by others. For they make (I)their phylacteries broad and (J)their fringes long, 6 and they (K)love the place of honour at feasts and (L)the best seats in the synagogues 7 and (M)greetings in (N)the market-places and being called (O)rabbi[b] by others. 8 (P)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are (Q)all brothers.[c] 9 (R)And call no man your father on earth, for (S)you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, (T)the Christ. 11 (U)The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 (V)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 “But woe (W)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you (X)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you (Y)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[d] 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single (Z)proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a (AA)child of (AB)hell[e] as yourselves.
16 “Woe to (AC)you, (AD)blind guides, who say, (AE)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or (AF)the temple that has made the gold sacred? 18 And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by (AG)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or (AH)the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by (AI)him who dwells in it. 22 And whoever swears by (AJ)heaven swears by (AK)the throne of God and by (AL)him who sits upon it.
23 (AM)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (AN)you tithe mint and dill and (AO)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: (AP)justice and mercy and faithfulness. (AQ)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing (AR)a camel!
25 (AS)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (AT)you clean the outside of (AU)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of (AV)greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of (AW)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
27 (AX)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like (AY)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and (AZ)all uncleanness. 28 So you also (BA)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of (BB)hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 (BC)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you are (BD)sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 (BE)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. 33 You serpents, (BF)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to (BG)hell? 34 (BH)Therefore (BI)I send you (BJ)prophets and wise men and (BK)scribes, (BL)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and (BM)some you will (BN)flog in your synagogues and (BO)persecute from town to town, 35 so that on you may come all (BP)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent (BQ)Abel to the blood of (BR)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[f] whom you murdered between (BS)the sanctuary and (BT)the altar. 36 Truly, I say to you, (BU)all these things will come upon this generation.
Lament over Jerusalem
37 (BV)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (BW)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have (BX)gathered (BY)your children together (BZ)as a hen gathers her brood (CA)under her wings, and (CB)you would not! 38 See, (CC)your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, (CD)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 23:4 Some manuscripts omit hard to bear
- Matthew 23:7 Rabbi means my teacher, or my master; also verse 8
- Matthew 23:8 Or brothers and sisters
- Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretence you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
- Matthew 23:15 Greek Gehenna; also verse 33
- Matthew 23:35 Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah
Matthew 23
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)
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
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