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Matthew 23
Then
spake
Jesus
to
the
multitude,
and
to
his
disciples,
2 Saying,
The
a
scribes
and
the
Pharisees
sit
in
Moses'
b
seat:
3 All
therefore
whatsoever
they
bid
you
observe,
that
observe
and
do;
but
do
not
ye
after
their
works:
for
they
say,
and
do
not.
4 For
they
bind
heavy
burdens
and
grievous
to
be
borne,
and
lay
them
on
men's
shoulders;
but
they
themselves
will
not
move
them
with
one
of
their
fingers.
5 But
all
their
works
they
do
for
to
be
seen
of
men:
they
a
make
broad
their
b
phylacteries,
and
enlarge
the
c
borders
of
their
garments,
6 And
love
the
a
uppermost
rooms
at
feasts,
and
the
chief
seats
in
the
synagogues,
7 And
greetings
in
the
markets,
and
to
be
called
of
men,
Rabbi,
a
Rabbi.
8 But
be
not
ye
called
a
Rabbi:
for
one
is
your
b
Master,
even
Christ;
and
all
ye
are
brethren.
9
a
And
call
no
man
your
father
upon
the
earth:
for
one
is
your
Father,
which
is
in
heaven.
10 Neither
be
ye
called
masters:
for
one
is
your
Master,
a
even
Christ.
11 But
he
that
is
a
greatest
among
you
shall
be
your
b
servant.
12 And
whosoever
shall
a
exalt
himself
shall
be
b
abased;
and
he
that
shall
c
humble
himself
shall
be
exalted.
13 But
woe
unto
you,
a
scribes
and
b
Pharisees,
c
hypocrites!
for
ye
shut
up
the
kingdom
of
heaven
against
men:
for
ye
neither
go
in
yourselves,
neither
suffer
ye
them
that
are
entering
to
go
in.
14 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for
ye
a
devour
widows'
houses,
and
for
a
pretence
make
long
prayer:
therefore
ye
shall
receive
the
greater
b
damnation.
15 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for
ye
compass
sea
and
land
to
make
one
proselyte,
and
when
he
is
made,
ye
make
him
twofold
more
the
child
of
hell
a
than
yourselves.
16 Woe
unto
you,
ye
a
blind
guides,
which
say,
Whosoever
shall
swear
by
the
temple,
it
is
nothing;
but
whosoever
shall
swear
by
the
gold
of
the
temple,
he
is
a
debtor!
17 Ye
fools
and
blind:
for
whether
is
greater,
the
gold,
or
the
temple
that
sanctifieth
the
gold?
18 And,
Whosoever
shall
swear
by
the
altar,
it
is
nothing;
but
whosoever
sweareth
by
the
gift
that
is
upon
it,
he
is
guilty.
19 Ye
fools
and
blind:
for
whether
is
greater,
the
gift,
or
the
altar
that
sanctifieth
the
gift?
20 Whoso
therefore
shall
swear
by
the
altar,
sweareth
by
it,
and
by
all
things
thereon.
21 And
whoso
shall
swear
by
the
temple,
sweareth
by
it,
and
by
him
that
dwelleth
therein.
22 And
he
that
shall
swear
by
heaven,
sweareth
by
the
throne
of
God,
and
by
him
that
sitteth
thereon.
23 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
a
hypocrites!
for
ye
pay
b
tithe
of
mint
and
c
anise
and
cummin,
and
have
d
omitted
the
weightier
matters
of
the
law,
e
judgment,
f
mercy,
and
faith:
these
ought
ye
to
have
done,
and
not
to
leave
the
other
undone.
24 Ye
blind
guides,
which
strain
at
a
gnat,
and
swallow
a
a
camel.
25 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for
ye
make
clean
the
outside
of
the
cup
and
of
the
platter,
but
within
they
are
full
of
a
extortion
and
b
excess.
26 Thou
blind
Pharisee,
a
cleanse
first
that
which
is
within
the
cup
and
platter,
that
the
outside
of
them
may
be
clean
also.
27 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
for
ye
are
like
unto
a
whited
b
sepulchres,
which
indeed
appear
c
beautiful
outward,
but
are
within
full
of
dead
men's
bones,
and
of
all
d
uncleanness.
28 Even
so
ye
also
outwardly
appear
a
righteous
unto
men,
but
within
ye
are
full
of
b
hypocrisy
and
iniquity.
29 Woe
unto
you,
scribes
and
Pharisees,
hypocrites!
because
ye
build
the
tombs
of
the
prophets,
and
garnish
the
sepulchres
of
the
righteous,
30 And
say,
If
we
had
been
in
the
days
of
our
fathers,
we
would
not
have
been
partakers
with
them
in
the
blood
of
the
a
prophets.
31 Wherefore
ye
be
witnesses
unto
yourselves,
that
ye
are
the
children
of
them
which
a
killed
the
b
prophets.
32 Fill
ye
up
then
the
a
measure
of
your
b
fathers.
33 Ye
serpents,
ye
a
generation
of
vipers,
how
can
ye
escape
the
b
damnation
of
hell?
34 Wherefore,
behold,
I
send
unto
you
a
prophets,
and
wise
men,
and
b
scribes:
and
some
of
them
ye
shall
kill
and
crucify;
and
some
of
them
shall
ye
scourge
in
your
synagogues,
and
persecute
them
from
city
to
city:
35 That
upon
you
may
come
all
the
righteous
a
blood
shed
upon
the
earth,
from
the
blood
of
b
righteous
Abel
unto
the
blood
of
Zacharias
son
of
Barachias,
whom
ye
slew
between
the
c
temple
and
the
altar.
36 Verily
I
say
unto
you,
All
these
things
shall
come
upon
this
a
generation.
37 O
a
Jerusalem,
Jerusalem,
thou
that
b
killest
the
prophets,
and
stonest
them
which
are
sent
unto
thee,
how
often
c
would
I
have
d
gathered
thy
children
together,
even
as
a
hen
gathereth
her
chickens
under
her
wings,
and
ye
e
would
not!
38 Behold,
your
house
is
left
unto
you
a
desolate.
39
a
For
I
say
unto
you,
Ye
shall
not
see
me
henceforth,
till
ye
shall
say,
b
Blessed
is
he
that
cometh
in
the
name
of
the
Lord.
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