Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And just so, ye without indeed appear to men righteous, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
A Conservative Version
In this way also, ye indeed outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
American Standard Version
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Even so, you also appear on the outside to be doing right in front of people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
Anderson New Testament
So also you outwardly appear to men to be just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Bible in Basic English
Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
Common New Testament
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
just so ye put on an air of probity in the sight of men, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Darby Translation
Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Godbey New Testament
So you also appear unto the people indeed righteous, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Goodspeed New Testament
So you outwardly appear to men to be upright, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
John Wesley New Testament
So ye likewise outwardly appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Julia Smith Translation
So also ye without truly appear just to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
King James 2000
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the [same] way, on the outside you also appear righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Modern King James verseion
Even so you also appear righteous to men outwardly, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So are ye, for outward ye appear righteous unto men, when within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Moffatt New Testament
So to men you seem just, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Montgomery New Testament
"Just so you also outwardly appear to men, just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
NET Bible
In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
New Heart English Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Noyes New Testament
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Sawyer New Testament
So also you on the outside appear just to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, ye also, outside, indeed, appear to men, righteous, but, within, are full, of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.
Webster
Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Weymouth New Testament
The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law.
Williams New Testament
So you, too, on the outside seem to people to be upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
World English Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Worrell New Testament
So ye also outwardly, indeed, appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Worsley New Testament
so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Youngs Literal Translation
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Themes
Burial » Places of » Tombs erected over
Cleanness » Who cleanses the outside of the cup, but not the inside
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Hypocrisy » General references to
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Christ » Denounced woes against
Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Self-righteousness » Is vain because our righteousness is » But external
Topics
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Esothen
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:28
Images Matthew 23:28
Prayers for Matthew 23:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
27 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye resemble tombs whitewashed, which outwardly indeed appear specious, but within are full of dead men's bones, and all manner of impurity. 28 And just so, ye without indeed appear to men righteous, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchres of the just,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 23:5
And all their works they do to be seen of men: they make their phylacteries broad, and deepen the fringes of their garments,
Matthew 12:34-35
Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 15:19-20
for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:
Mark 7:21-23
For from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
Luke 16:15
And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination in the sight of God.
Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is quickening, and energetic, and sharper than every two-edged sword, and piercing through and through, so as to divide both soul and spirit, both joints and spinal marrow, and critically judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.