Matthew 23:13-16

Eight Woes

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13} “^(A)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, ^(B)because you shut off the kingdom of heaven ^(a)from ^(b)people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. ^{Tools
14} [^(c)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ^(C)you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]

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15} “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one ^(d)^(D)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of ^(e)^(E)hell as yourselves.

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16} “Woe to you, ^(F)blind guides, who say, ‘^(G)Whoever swears by the ^(f)temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the ^(g)temple is obligated.’

Footnotes:

a. Matthew 23:13: ['Lit ', in front of]

b. Matthew 23:13: ['Gr ', anthropoi]

c. Matthew 23:14: ['This v not found in early mss']

d. Matthew 23:15: ['Or ', convert]

e. Matthew 23:15: ['Gr ', Gehenna]

f. Matthew 23:16: ['Or ', sanctuary]

g. Matthew 23:16: ['Or ', sanctuary]

Cross references:

A. Matthew 23:13: Matthew 23:15; Matthew 23:16; Matthew 23:23; Matthew 23:25; Matthew 23:27; Matthew 23:29

B. Matthew 23:13: Luke 11:52

C. Matthew 23:14: Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47

D. Matthew 23:15: Acts 2:10; Acts 6:5; Acts 13:43

E. Matthew 23:15: Matthew 5:22

F. Matthew 23:16: Matthew 15:14; Matthew 23:24

G. Matthew 23:16: Matthew 5:33-35