15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte,(A) and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell[a] as you are!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:15 Lit twice the son of gehenna

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of[a] mint, dill, and cumin,[b] yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice,(A) mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

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  1. Matthew 23:23 Or You tithe
  2. Matthew 23:23 A plant whose seeds are used as a seasoning

25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed[a] and self-indulgence!(A)

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  1. Matthew 23:25 Or full of violence

52 “Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge!(A) You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered(B) those who were going in.”

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