About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

6/30/2025

Matthew 23:1-39 Woe to the Scribes & Pharisees, Hypocrites, Who Say & Thing & Do Another

 

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.]