Matthew 23:13

Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy

¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. ¹³  "A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you bolt the doors of the kingdom of heaven in men's faces, for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you let those who are trying to do so go in. ¹⁴ Omitted Text.

In Me

Kingdom of Heaven

Law of Moses

Scribes and Pharisees

Teachers of the Law

Woe to You

Moses

Pharisees

Luke 11:52

A curse on you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to the door of knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you kept out those who tried to get in."

Matthew 23:27

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you are like white-washed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead people's bones and everything that is unclean!

Matthew 23:29

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you build tombs for the prophets, and decorate monuments for the upright,

Matthew 21:31-32

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Matthew 23:13-15

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you bolt the doors of the kingdom of heaven in men's faces, for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you let those who are trying to do so go in.

Matthew 23:23

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you pay tithes on mint and dill and cummin, and yet leave out the more vital matters of the law, justice, love and fidelity. These latter especially you ought to have done, but ought not to have left out the former.

Matthew 23:25

A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of your greed and self-indulgence.

Luke 11:43-44

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

John 7:46-52

The officers answered, "No man ever talked as He does!"

John 9:22

His parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone owned Jesus as the Christ, he should be shut out of the synagogues.

John 9:24

So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise; we know this man is a sinner."

John 9:34

Then they retorted, "You were born in total depravity, and yet you are trying to teach us!" And so they turned him out of the synagogue.

Acts 4:17-18

But to keep it from spreading farther among the people, let us severely threaten them not to say anything at all to anyone else about this person."

Acts 5:28

"Did we not positively forbid you to teach anymore on this authority, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and now want to bring on us the people's vengeance for this man's death!"

Acts 5:40

They were convinced by him, and after calling the apostles in and having them flogged, they charged them to stop speaking on the authority of Jesus, and then turned them loose.

Acts 8:1

Saul heartily approved of his being put to death. So on that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all of them, except the apostles, were scattered over Judea and Samaria.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the magician -- for this is the meaning of his name -- continued to oppose them by trying to keep the governor from accepting the faith.

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; and who continue to displease God and show themselves in opposition to all mankind,

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, these people resist the truth, for they are depraved in mind and so counterfeits in the faith.

2 Timothy 4:15

You too must be on your guard against him, for he has vigorously opposed my teaching.