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23 : 1 Then Jesussaid to the crowds and to his disciples,
23 : 2 The scribes and the Phariseessit on Moses' seat,
23 : 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you,but not the works they do.For they preach, but do not practice.
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.
23 : 5 They do all their deedsto be seen by others. For they maketheir phylacteries broad andtheir fringes long,
23 : 6 and theylove the place of honor at feasts andthe best seats in the synagogues
23 : 7 andgreetings inthe marketplaces and being calledrabbiby others.
23 : 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you areall brothers.
23 : 9 And call no man your father on earth, foryou have one Father, who is in heaven.
23 : 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor,the Christ.
23 : 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
23 : 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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.
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.
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.
23 : 17 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold orthe temple that has made the gold sacred?
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.
23 : 19 You blind men! For which is greater, the gift orthe altar that makes the gift sacred?
23 : 20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
23 : 21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and byhim who dwells in it.
23 : 22 And whoever swears byheaven swears bythe throne of God and byhim who sits upon it.
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.
23 : 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowinga camel!
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.
23 : 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside ofthe cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
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.
23 : 28 So you alsooutwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full ofhypocrisy and lawlessness.
23 : 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,
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.
23 : 31 Thus you witness against yourselves that you aresons of those who murdered the prophets.
23 : 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
23 : 33 You serpents,you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced tohell?
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,
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.
23 : 36 Truly, I say to you,all these things will come upon this generation.
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!
23 : 38 See,your house is left to you desolate.
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.