Woe to the Scribes & Pharisees, Hypocrites, Who Say & Thing & Do Another |
Matthew 23:1-39 The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, Jesus [spoke] to the multitude & His disciples, saying, The scribes & the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Therefore, [of] [whatever] they bid you [heed.] [Obey] that & do; but don't you do [according to] their works: for they say, & don't [do it.] |
[Matthew 15:7-9 You hypocrites, [Isaiah] did well [to] prophesy of you saying, *This people draws [close] to Me with their mouth, & honors Me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me. But they do worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines, the commandments of men.] |
For they [tie] heavy burdens, grievous to be [carried,] & lay them on men's shoulders, but they, themselves, wouldn't move them with one of their fingers. But they do all their works, [a.k.a. deeds,] to be seen [by] men. They make their phylacteries, [a.k.a. charms, wide,] & enlarge the borders of their garments. |
[Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, you shall not be [like] the hypocrites are. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues & in the corners of the streets, [so] that they may be seen [by] men. [Truly,] I say to you, They have their reward.] |
And [they] love the uppermost rooms at feasts, the [best] seats in the synagogues, greetings in the markets, & to be called, Rabbi, Rabbi, [by] men. But [don't] you be called Rabbi: for One is your Master, [a.k.a. Teacher,] even Christ, & all you are brethren. |
And call no man upon the earth, your father. For One is your Father, [Who] is in heaven. [Matthew 5:15-16 Neither do men light a candle, & put it under a bushel, [a.k.a. basket,] but on a candlestick. |
And it gives light to all, [who] are in the house. Let your light [also] shine before men, [so] that they may see your good works, & glorify your Father, [Who] is in heaven.] |
Neither [let] [yourselves] be called masters. For One is your Master, even Christ. But he, [who] is greatest among you, shall be your servant. And [whoever] shall exalt himself, shall be abased, [a.k.a. humbled,] & he, [who humbles] himself, shall be exalted. |
But woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the Kingdom of heaven, against men. For you neither go in yourselves, & neither [do] you [allow those, who] are entering, to go in. |
[Luke 11:52 Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You [didn't] enter in yourselves, & you hindered [those, who] were entering in.] |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, & [as] a pretence, make long [prayers.] Therefore, you shall receive the greater [condemnation.] |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you [span] the sea & land to make one proselyte, [a.k.a. convert,] & when he is made, you make him [twice as much] the child of hell, than yourselves. |
Woe to you, you blind guides, [who] say, [Whoever] shall swear [an oath] by the temple, it is nothing. But [whoever] shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! You fools & blind. For whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? |
And, [Whoever] shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but [whoever] swears by the gift that is upon [the altar,] is guilty. You fools & blind. For [which] is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? |
Therefore, [whoever] shall swear by the altar, swears by it, & by all [the] things [upon it.] And [whoever] shall swear by the temple, swears by it, & by Him, [Who] dwells [in there.] [Psalm 26:8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, & the place where Your honor dwells.] |
And he, [who] shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, & by Him, [Who] sits [on it.] [Revelation 3:21 I will grant to him, [who] overcomes, to sit with Me [on] My throne, even [like] I also overcame, & Am [sitting] down with My Father, [on] His throne.] |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay [10%] [tithes] of: mint, anise, & cummin, & have [left out] the weightier, [a.k.a. more important,] matters of the Law: [justice,] mery, & faith. These you ought to have done, & not leave the [others] undone. You blind guides, [who] strain at a gnat, & swallow a camel. |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you make the outside of the cup & platter clean, but [inside,] they are full of extortion & excess. You blind Pharisee, 1st cleanse [what] is [inside] the cup & platter, [so] that the outside of them may also be clean. |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are [similar] to [whitened tombs, that] indeed appear beautiful [on the outside,] but [inside] are full of dead men's bones, & all uncleanness. |
Even so, outwardly you also appear righteous to men, but [inside] you are full of hypocrisy, [a.k.a. saying one thing & doing another,] & [sinfulness.] |
Woe to you, scribes & Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the [prophets'] tombs, & [decorate] the sepulchres, [a.k.a. tombs,] of the righteous. [Luke 11:47 Woe to you! For you build the sepulchres of the prophets, & your [forefathers] killed them.] |
And [you] say, If we had been [during] the days of our [forefathers,] we wouldn't have been [participants] with them in the blood [shed] of the prophets. [For this reason] you [are] witnesses [about] yourselves, that you are the children of [those, who] killed the prophets. |
[Acts 7:51-52 You stiff-necked, [a.k.a. stubborn, with] uncircumcised [hearts] & ears, you always do resist the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & you [also] do, [what] your [forefathers] did. |
Which of the prophets haven't your [forefathers] persecuted? And they have [killed those, who previously declared] the coming of the Just One; of Whom you have now been the betrayers & murderers.] |
Then, you [also] fill up the [measurement] of your [forefathers.] How can you serpents & [offspring] of vipers, [a.k.a. poisonous snakes,] escape the damnation of hell? [For this reason, look,] I send prophets, wise men, & scribes to you. |
*And some of them you shall kill & crucify; & some of them you shall scourge, [a.k.a. whip,] in your synagogues, & persecute them from city to city. [Acts 8:3-4 *As for Saul, he made havoc, [a.k.a. devastation,] of the church, entering into every house, & [catching] men & women, & [committing] them to prison. Therefore, [those, who] were scattered abroad, went everywhere preaching the Word.] |
[So,] all the blood shed of the righteous upon the earth, may come upon you. From the blood of righteous: Abel, [all the way to] the blood of [Zechariah, Barachias' descendant,] whom you [killed] between the temple & the altar. |
[2 Chronicles 24:20-21 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, the priest, [who] stood above the people, & said to them, God [says this;] Why [do] you transgress, [a.k.a. sin against,] the commandments of the Lord, [so] that you can't prosper? |
Because you have [abandoned] the Lord, He has also [abandoned] you. And they conspired against [Zechariah,] & stoned him [to death,] in the [courtyard] of the [Lord's] house, at the [king's command.] |
[Truly,] I say to you, All these things shall [happen to] this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you, [who] kill the prophets, & stone [those, who] are sent to [warn] you. |
How often I would have gathered your children together, even [like] a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, & you would not! [Look,] your house is left desolate to you. |
*For I say to you, You shall not see Me [from now on until] you shall say, Blessed is He, [Who] comes in the Name of the Lord. [Psalm 118:26 *Blessed [is] He, [Who] comes in the Name of the Lord. We have blessed you [from] the house of the Lord.] |