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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Then Jesus spoke
to the crowds
and to His disciples :
Then spake
Jesus to the multitude,
and to his disciples ,
“
The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses ’
seat .
Saying
The scribes and the
Pharisees sit in Moses '
seat :
So
practice
and
observe
everything
they tell
you .
But do not do
what
they
do,
for they do not practice
what
they
preach
.
All
therefore
whatsoever
they bid
you observe,
that
observe
and
do;
but do not ye
after
their
works:
for they say,
and
do not.
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.
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
.
All their deeds
are
done
for men
to see.
They broaden
their phylacteries and lengthen
their tassels.
But
all their works
they
do
for to be
seen
of
men:
they make
broad
their phylacteries ,
and enlarge
the
borders
of
their garments,
They
love the places
of
honor
at banquets
, the chief seats in the synagogues,
And
love the uppermost
rooms
at feasts
, and
the chief seats in the synagogues,
the
greetings in the marketplaces
, and the
title
of ‘
Rabbi ’
by
which
they
are
addressed
.
And
greetings in the markets
, and to
be
called
of men,
Rabbi ,
Rabbi
.
But you
are
not
to
be called ‘
Rabbi ,’
for you
have
one Teacher
, and you
are
all brothers
.
But be not
ye
called Rabbi :
for one is
your
Master
, even
Christ;
and all ye
are
brethren
.
And do
not
call anyone
on
earth
your father ,
for you
have
one Father, who
is in heaven.
And call no
man
your father upon
the
earth:
for one is
your
Father, which
is in heaven.
Nor
are
you
to
be called instructors,
for you
have
one Instructor
, the
Christ.
Neither
be ye
called masters:
for one is
your
Master
, even
Christ.
The
greatest among you shall be your servant.
But
he
that
is
greatest among you shall be your servant.
For
whoever
exalts
himself will
be humbled,
and whoever
humbles
himself will
be exalted.
And
whosoever
shall
exalt
himself shall
be abased;
and he
that
shall
humble
himself shall
be exalted.
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
.
But
woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, 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
.
Not present in BSB
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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, 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 than
yourselves
.
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.’
Woe unto
you, ye
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!
You
blind
fools !
Which
is greater :
the gold, or the temple that makes
it
sacred
?
Ye
fools and
blind:
for
whether
is greater ,
the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth
the
gold
?
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
. ’
And, Whosoever
shall
swear
by the altar, it is
nothing; but whosoever
sweareth
by the gift that
is
upon
it, he is guilty
.
You
blind men!
Which
is greater :
the gift, or the altar that makes
it
sacred
?
Ye
fools
and
blind :
for
whether
is greater ,
the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth
the
gift
?
So
then,
he
who
swears
by the altar swears
by it and by everything
on
it
.
Whoso
therefore
shall
swear
by the altar ,
sweareth
by it ,
and by all
things
thereon
.
And he
who
swears
by the temple swears
by it and by the
One
who
dwells
in
it
.
And whoso
shall
swear
by the temple ,
sweareth
by it ,
and by him
that
dwelleth
therein
.
And he who
swears
by heaven swears
by God’s
throne and by the
One
who
sits
on
it
.
And he that
shall
swear
by heaven ,
sweareth
by the
throne of
God,
and by him
that
sitteth
thereon
.
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
.
Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for
ye
pay tithe
of mint and
anise
and
cummin
, and have omitted
the weightier matters of the law, judgment,
mercy, and faith:
these
ought
ye
to
have done
, and
not
to
leave
the other
undone
.
You
blind guides !
You
strain out
a gnat but
swallow a camel.
Ye
blind guides ,
which
strain at
a gnat ,
and
swallow a camel.
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
.
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 extortion
and excess
.
Blind Pharisee !
First clean
the
inside
of
the cup and dish
, so
that the outside may become
clean as
well
.
Thou
blind Pharisee ,
cleanse
first that
which
is
within
the cup and platter
, that the outside of
them
may be
clean also
.
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
.
Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for
ye
are like unto
whited
sepulchres
, which indeed
appear
beautiful outward
, but are within
full of dead men's
bones ,
and of all
uncleanness
.
In
the
same
way,
on
the
outside
you
appear to
be
righteous, but on
the
inside
you
are full of hypocrisy and wickedness
.
Even
so
ye
also
outwardly
appear righteous unto
men
, but within
ye
are full of hypocrisy and iniquity
.
Woe to
you, scribes and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You
build tombs for
the prophets and decorate
the monuments
of the righteous .
Woe unto
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because
ye
build the
tombs of
the prophets ,
and garnish
the sepulchres
of the righteous ,
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. ’
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 prophets.
So
you
testify
against
yourselves that you
are the sons
of those
who
murdered
the prophets.
Wherefore
ye
be
witnesses
unto
yourselves ,
that ye
are the children
of them
which
killed
the prophets.
Fill up ,
then ,
the measure of the
sin
of
your fathers.
Fill ye
up then the measure of your fathers.
You
snakes!
You
brood
of vipers !
How will
you
escape the sentence
of hell?
Ye
serpents,
ye
generation
of vipers ,
how can
ye
escape the damnation
of hell?
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.
Wherefore
, behold,
I send
unto
you prophets ,
and wise men ,
and 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:
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.
That
upon you may
come all the righteous blood shed upon
the
earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto
the blood of Zacharias
son of Barachias
, whom ye
slew
between the temple and the altar.
Truly
I tell
you, all these things will
come upon this generation.
Verily
I say
unto
you, All these things shall
come upon this generation.
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
!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou
that
killest
the prophets ,
and stonest
them
which
are
sent unto
thee
, how often would
I have gathered
thy
children together, even
as a hen gathereth
her chickens
under her wings, and
ye
would
not
!
Look
, your house is left to
you desolate.
Behold
, your house is left unto
you desolate.
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. ’”
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.
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