aThen Jesus
spoke
to the crowds
and to His disciples
,
saying: " aThe scribes
and the Pharisees
have seated
themselves
in the chair
of Moses
;
therefore all
that they tell
you, do
and observe
, but do not do
according
to their deeds
; for they say
things and do not do
them.
" aThey tie up heavy
burdens
and lay
them on men's
shoulders
, but they themselves
are unwilling
to move
them with so much as a finger
.
"But they do all
their deeds
ato be noticed
by men
; for they bbroaden
their 1phylacteries
and lengthen
cthe tassels
of their garments.
"They alove the place
of honor
at banquets
and the chief
seats
in the synagogues
,
and respectful greetings in the market
places
, and being called
aRabbi
by men
.
"But ado not be called bRabbi
; for One
is your Teacher
, and you are all
brothers
.
"Do not call anyone on earth
your father
; for aOne
is your Father
, He who is in heaven
.
"Do not be called 1leaders
; for One
is your Leader
, that is, Christ
.
" aBut the greatest among you shall be your servant
.
" aWhoever exalts
himself
shall be humbled
; and whoever
humbles
himself
shall be exalted
.
" aBut woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
, bbecause
you shut
off the kingdom
of heaven
1from 2people
; for you do not enter
in yourselves
, nor
do you allow
those
who are entering
to go
in.
[" 1Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
, because
ayou devour
widows'
houses
, and for a pretense
you make
long
prayers
; therefore
you will receive
greater
condemnation
.]
"Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
, because
you travel
around
on sea
and land
to make
one
1 aproselyte
; and when
he becomes
one, you make
him twice
as much
a son
of 2 bhell
as yourselves
.
"Woe to you, ablind
guides
, who say
, ` bWhoever
swears
by the 1temple
, that is nothing
; but whoever
swears
by the gold
of the 1temple
is obligated
.'
"You fools and blind
men
! aWhich
is 1more
important
, the gold
or
the 2temple
that sanctified
the gold
?
"And, `Whoever swears
by the altar
, that is nothing
, but whoever
swears
by the 1offering
on it, he is obligated
.'
"You blind men
, awhich
is 1more
important
, the 2offering
, or
the altar
that sanctifies
the 2offering
?
"Therefore, 1whoever
swears
by the altar
, swears
both by 2the altar
and by everything
on it.
"And 1whoever swears
by the 2temple
, swears
both by 3the temple
and by Him who adwells
within
it.
"And 1whoever swears
by heaven
, aswears
both by the throne
of God
and by Him who sits
upon it.
" aWoe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
! For you tithe
mint
and dill
and 1cummin
, and have neglected
the weightier
provisions
of the law
: justice
and mercy
and faithfulness
; but these
are the things you should
have done
without
neglecting
the others
.
"You ablind guides
, who strain
out a gnat
and swallow
a camel
!
"Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
! For ayou clean
the outside
of the cup
and of the dish
, but inside
they are full
1of robbery
and self-indulgence
.
"You blind Pharisee
, first
aclean
the inside
of the cup
and of the dish
, so
that the outside
of it may become
clean
also
.
" aWoe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
! For you are like
whitewashed
tombs
which
on the outside
appear
beautiful
, but inside
they are full
of dead
men's
bones
and all
uncleanness
.
"So you, too
, outwardly
appear
righteous
to men
, but inwardly
you are full
of hypocrisy
and lawlessness
.
" aWoe to you, scribes
and Pharisees
, hypocrites
! For you build
the tombs
of the prophets
and adorn
the monuments
of the righteous
,
and say, `If
we had been
living in the days
of our fathers
, we would not have been
partners
with them in shedding the blood
of the prophets
.'
"So you testify
against yourselves
, that you aare 1sons
of those
who murdered
the prophets
.
"Fill up, then
, the measure
of the guilt of your fathers
.
"You serpents, ayou brood
of vipers
, how
1will you escape
the 2sentence
of 3 bhell
?
" aTherefore, behold
, bI am sending
you prophets
and wise
men
and scribes
; some
of them you will kill
and crucify
, and some
of them you will cscourge
in your synagogues
, and dpersecute
from city
to city
,
so that upon you may fall
the guilt of all
the righteous
blood
shed
on earth
, from the blood
of righteous
aAbel
to the blood
of Zechariah
, the bson
of Berechiah
, whom
cyou murdered
between
the 1temple
and the altar
.
"Truly I say
to you, all
these
things
will come
upon athis
generation
.
" aJerusalem, Jerusalem
, who bkills
the prophets
and stones
those
who are sent
to her! How
often
I wanted
to gather
your children
together
, cthe way
a hen
gathers
her chicks
under
her wings
, and you were unwilling
.
"Behold, ayour house
is being left
to you desolate
!
"For I say to you, from now
on you will not see
Me until
you say
, ` aBLESSED
IS HE WHO COMES
IN THE NAME
OF THE LORD
!' "