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23 : 1 Then Jesussaid to the crowds and to his disciples,
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23 : 2 The scribes and the Phariseessit on Moses' seat,
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23 : 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you,but not the works they do.For they preach, but do not practice.
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23 : 4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
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23 : 5 They do all their deedsto be seen by others. For they maketheir phylacteries broad andtheir fringes long,
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23 : 6 and theylove the place of honor at feasts andthe best seats in the synagogues
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23 : 7 andgreetings inthe marketplaces and being calledrabbiby others.
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23 : 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you areall brothers.
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23 : 9 And call no man your father on earth, foryou have one Father, who is in heaven.
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23 : 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor,the Christ.
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23 : 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
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23 : 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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23 : 13 But woeto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For youshut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For youneither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
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23 : 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a singleproselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much achild ofhellas yourselves.
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23 : 16 Woe toyou,blind guides, who say,If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.
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23 : 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold orthe temple that has made the gold sacred?
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23 : 18 And you say,If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears bythe gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.
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23 : 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift orthe altar that makes the gift sacred?
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23 : 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
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23 : 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and byhim who dwells in it.
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23 : 22 And whoever swears byheaven swears bythe throne of God and byhim who sits upon it.
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23 : 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Foryou tithe mint and dill andcumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law:justice and mercy and faithfulness.These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
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23 : 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowinga camel!
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23 : 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Foryou clean the outside ofthe cup and the plate, but inside they are full ofgreed and self-indulgence.
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23 : 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside ofthe cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
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23 : 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are likewhitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones andall uncleanness.
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23 : 28 So you alsooutwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full ofhypocrisy and lawlessness.
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23 : 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,
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23 : 30 saying,If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.
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23 : 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you aresons of those who murdered the prophets.
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23 : 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
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23 : 33 You serpents,you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced tohell?
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23 : 34 ThereforeI send youprophets and wise men andscribes,some of whom you will kill and crucify, andsome you willflog in your synagogues andpersecute from town to town,
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23 : 35 so that on you may come allthe righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteousAbel to the blood ofZechariah the son of Barachiah,whom you murdered betweenthe sanctuary andthe altar.
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23 : 36 Truly, I say to you,all these things will come upon this generation.
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23 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city thatkills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I havegatheredyour children togetheras a hen gathers her broodunder her wings, andyou were not willing!
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23 : 38 See,your house is left to you desolate.
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23 : 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say,Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
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