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Matthew 23

39 aligned verses; 39 with wording or punctuation differences ; 1 absent from one translation.

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Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples ,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples :
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat :
The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses seat .
all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, `these' do and observe : but do not ye after their works; for they say , and do not.
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do , for they do not practice what they preach .
Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne , and lay them on men's shoulders ; but they themselves will not move them with their finger .
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders , but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries , and enlarge the borders `of their garments',
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
and love the chief place at feasts , and the chief seats in the synagogues,
They love the places of honor at banquets , the chief seats in the synagogues,
and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of Rabbi by which they are addressed .
But be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren .
But you are not to be called Rabbi ,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers .
And call no man your father on the earth : for one is your Father, `even' he who is in heaven.
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master , `even' the Christ.
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor , the Christ.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled ; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled , and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter , nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is become so , ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves .
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one , you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are .
Woe unto you, ye blind guides , that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor .
Woe to you, blind guides ! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath .
Ye fools and blind : for which is greater , the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold ?
You blind fools! Which is greater : the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred ?
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor .
And you say , ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath .
Ye blind : for which is greater , the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ?
You blind men! Which is greater : the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred ?
He therefore that sweareth by the altar , sweareth by it , and by all things thereon .
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it .
And he that sweareth by the temple , sweareth by it , and by him that dwelleth therein .
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it .
And he that sweareth by the heaven , sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon .
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it .
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin , and have left undone the weightier matters of the law , justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done , and not to have left the other undone .
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law : justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter , without neglecting the former .
Ye blind guides , that strain out the gnat , and swallow the camel !
You blind guides ! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel .
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter , but within they are full from extortion and excess .
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish , but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence .
Thou blind Pharisee , cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter , that the outside thereof may become clean also .
Blind Pharisee ! First clean the inside of the cup and dish , so that the outside may become clean as well .
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres , which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones , and of all uncleanness .
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs , which look beautiful on the outside , but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity .
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men , but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity .
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness .
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets , and garnish the tombs of the righteous ,
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous .
and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
And you say, If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.
Wherefore ye witness to yourselves , that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
Fill up , then , the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers , how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?
You snakes! You brood of vipers ! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Therefore, behold , I send unto you prophets , and wise men , and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify ; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues , and persecute from city to city:
Because of this , I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify , and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah , whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah , whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets , and stoneth them that are sent unto her ! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not !
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her , how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling !
Behold , your house is left unto you desolate.
Look , your house is left to you desolate.
For I say unto you , Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed ` is ' he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. ’”

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