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Luke 11:43
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Luke 11:43
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43 (A)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the [a]best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
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- Luke 11:43 Or places of honor
Luke 11:43
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Luke 11:43
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43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you (A)love the seat of honor in the synagogues and personal greetings in the marketplaces.
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Luke 11:43
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Luke 11:43
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43 Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the [a]best seats in the synagogues and to be respectfully greeted in the market places.
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- Luke 11:43 These seats were located near the scrolls of the Law, facing the congregation in the synagogue.
Luke 11:43
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Luke 11:43
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43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(A)
Luke 11:46-48
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Luke 11:46-48
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46 And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! (A)For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (B)Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.
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Luke 11:46-48
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Luke 11:46-48
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46 But He said, “Woe to you (A)lawyers as well! For (B)you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, [a]while you yourselves will not even [b]touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 (C)Woe to you! For you build the [c]tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and you approve of the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their [d]tombs.
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- Luke 11:46 Lit and
- Luke 11:46 I.e., to assist them
- Luke 11:47 Or monuments to
- Luke 11:48 Or monuments
Luke 11:46-48
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Luke 11:46-48
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46 But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well, because you weigh men down with burdens [man-made rules, unreasonable requirements] which are hard to bear, and you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers [to lighten the load]. 47 Woe to you! For you repair or build [a]tombs for the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers, because they [actually] killed them, and you repair or build their tombs.
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- Luke 11:47 Or monuments to.
Luke 11:46-48
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Luke 11:46-48
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46 Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.(A)
47 “Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.(B)
Luke 20:46-47
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Luke 20:46-47
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46 (A)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, (B)love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 47 (C)who devour widows’ houses, and for a (D)pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
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Luke 20:46-47
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Luke 20:46-47
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46 “Beware of the scribes, (A)who like to walk around in long robes, and love personal greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, 47 who [a]devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”
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- Luke 20:47 I.e., misappropriate their property
Luke 20:46-47
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Luke 20:46-47
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46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and love respectful greetings in the [crowded] market places, and [a]chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets. 47 These [men] who confiscate and devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense [to appear devout] offer long prayers. These [men] will receive the greater [sentence of] condemnation.”
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- Luke 20:46 These seats were located near the scrolls of the Law, facing the congregation in the synagogue.
Luke 20:46-47
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Luke 20:46-47
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46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(A) 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
Luke 11:39
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Luke 11:39
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39 (A)Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but (B)your inward part is full of [a]greed and wickedness.
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- Luke 11:39 Lit. eager grasping or robbery
Luke 11:39
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Luke 11:39
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39 But (A)the Lord said to him, “Now (B)you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inside is full of greed and wickedness.
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Luke 11:39
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Luke 11:39
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39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
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Luke 11:39
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Luke 11:39
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39 Then the Lord(A) said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.(B)
Matthew 23:7-10
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Matthew 23:7-10
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7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ 8 (A)But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your [a]Teacher, [b]the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; (B)for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.
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- Matthew 23:8 Leader
- Matthew 23:8 NU omits the Christ
Matthew 23:7-10
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Matthew 23:7-10
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7 and personal greetings in the marketplaces, and being called [a](A)Rabbi by the people. 8 But as for you, (B)do not be called [b](C)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 (D)One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 And do not be called [c]leaders; for only One is your Leader, that is, Christ.
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- 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 23:7-10
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Matthew 23:7-10
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7 and to be greeted [with respect] in the market places and public forums, and to have people call them Rabbi. 8 But do not be called Rabbi (Teacher); for One is your Teacher, and you are all [equally] brothers. 9 Do not call anyone on earth [who guides you spiritually] your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10 Do not let yourselves be called leaders or teachers; for One is your Leader (Teacher), the Christ.
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Matthew 23:7-10
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Matthew 23:7-10
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7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(A)
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,(B) and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
Matthew 23:13-15
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Matthew 23:13-15
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13 “But (A)woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 [a]Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (B)For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of [b]hell as yourselves.
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- Matthew 23:14 NU omits v. 14.
- Matthew 23:15 Gr. Gehenna
Matthew 23:13-15
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Matthew 23:13-15
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Eight Woes
13 “(A)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, (B)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.[a]
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one [b](C)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you [c]make him twice as much a son of [d](D)hell as yourselves.
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- 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 23:13-15
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Matthew 23:13-15
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Eight Woes
13 “But woe (judgment is coming) to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow those who are [in the process of] entering to do so.(A) 14 [a][Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you swallow up widows’ houses, and to cover it up you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation.]
15 “Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel over sea and land to make a single proselyte (convert to Judaism), and when he becomes a convert, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
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- Matthew 23:14 Early mss do not contain v 14.
Matthew 23:13-15
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Matthew 23:13-15
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Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(A) 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.(B) [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,(C) and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell(D) as you are.
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- Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.
Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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3 Therefore whatever they tell you [a]to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for (A)they say, and do not do.
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- Matthew 23:3 NU omits to observe
Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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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.
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- Matthew 23:3 Lit keep all
- Matthew 23:3 Lit according to their deeds
Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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3 so practice and observe everything they tell you, but do not do as they do; for they preach [things], but do not practice them.
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Matthew 23:3
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Matthew 23:3
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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.
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