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Matthew 23:26-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 23:26-28
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
26 Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.
27 [a]“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth. 28 (A)Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing.
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- 23:27–28 The sixth woe, like the preceding one, deals with concern for externals and neglect of what is inside. Since contact with dead bodies, even when one was unaware of it, caused ritual impurity (Nm 19:11–22), tombs were whitewashed so that no one would contract such impurity inadvertently.
Matthew 23:26-28
New International Version
Matthew 23:26-28
New International Version
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,(A) 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.
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