Matthew 23:13-28 - Jesus Condemns Their Hypocrisy
13 Wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who prey upon the estates of widows, under the pretext of making long prayers; therefore ye shall be punish'd with the greater severity.
14 wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye not only refuse to go in your selves, but hinder those that would.
15 wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who ransack sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gain'd, ye make him deserve Gehenna much more than your selves.
16 wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, if any man swear by the temple he is under no obligation: but if he swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath. 17 ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the treasure of the temple, or the temple that makes the treasure sacred? 18 again, if any one swear by the altar he is under no engagement but if he swear by the gift that is upon it, he is bound thereby. 19 ye blind fools, which is most sacred, the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred? 20 whoever swears by the altar, swears not only by the altar, but by every thing upon it. 21 and whoever swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who pay tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, but neglect those more important matters of the law, justice, mercy, and fidelity: these were the things ye ought to have practis'd, without neglecting however the other matters. 24 ye blind guides, who strain your liquor for a gnat, and swallow a beetle.
25 wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup, and of the plate, but within they are full of rapine and impurity. 26 thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and plate, that the outside may be likewise clean.
27 wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like whited sepulchres, which to outward appearance are fine. but within are full of dead mens bones, and all sort of filth. 28 just so ye put on an air of probity in the sight of men, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.