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Matthew 23

Pharisaism Exposed

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 aTheng5119 Jesusg2424 spokeg2980 to the crowdsg3793 and to His disciplesg3101,

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sayingg3004: aThe scribesg1122 and the Phariseesg5330 have seatedg2523 themselvesg2523 in the chairg2515 of Mosesg3475;

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thereforeg3767 allg3956 that they tellg3004 you, dog4160 and observeg5083, but do not dog4160 accordingg2596 to their deedsg2041; for they sayg3004 things and do not dog4160 them.

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aThey tieg1195 up heavyg926 burdensg5413 and layg2007 them on men'sg444 shouldersg5606, but they themselvesg846 are unwillingg3756g2309 to moveg2795 them with so much as a fingerg1147.

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"But they dog4160 allg3956 their deedsg2041  ato be noticedg2300 by meng444; for they  bbroadeng4115 their  1phylacteriesg5440 and lengtheng3170  cthe tasselsg2899 of their garments.

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"They  aloveg5368 the placeg4411 of honorg4411 at banquetsg1173 and the chiefg4410 seatsg4410 in the synagoguesg4864,

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and respectful greetingsg783 in the marketg58 placesg58, and being calledg2564  aRabbig4461 by meng444.

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"But  ado not be calledg2564  bRabbig4461; for Oneg1520 is your Teacherg1320, and you are allg3956 brothersg80.

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"Do not callg2564 anyone on earthg1093 your fatherg3962; for  aOneg1520 is your Fatherg3962, He who is in heaveng3770.

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"Do not be calledg2564  1leadersg2519; for Oneg1520 is your Leaderg2519, that is, Christg5547.

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aBut the greatestg3173 among you shall be your servantg1249.

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aWhoeverg3748 exaltsg5312 himselfg1438 shall be humbledg5013; and whoeverg3748 humblesg5013 himselfg1438 shall be exaltedg5312.

Eight Woes

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aBut woeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273,  bbecauseg3754 you shutg2808 off the kingdomg932 of heaveng3772  1from  2peopleg444; for you do not enterg1525 in yourselvesg4771, norg3761 do you allowg863 thoseg3588 who are enteringg1525 to gog1525 in.

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[1Woeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273, becauseg3754  ayou devourg2719 widows'g5503 housesg3614, and for a pretenseg4392 you makeg4336 longg3117 prayersg4336; thereforeg1223g3778 you will receiveg2983 greaterg4053 condemnationg2917.]

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"Woeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273, becauseg3754 you travelg4013 aroundg4013 on seag2281 and landg3584 to makeg4160 oneg1520  1 aproselyteg4339; and wheng3752 he becomesg1096 one, you makeg4160 him twiceg1362 as muchg1362 a song5207 of  2 bhellg1067 as yourselvesg4771.

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"Woeg3759 to you,  ablindg5185 guidesg3595, who sayg3004, ` bWhoeverg3739g302 swearsg3660 by the  1templeg3485, that is nothingg3762; but whoeverg3739g302 swearsg3660 by the goldg5557 of the  1templeg3485 is obligatedg3784.'

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"You foolsg3474 and blindg5185 meng5185!  aWhichg5101 is  1moreg3173 importantg3173, the goldg5557 org2228 the  2templeg3485 that sanctifiedg37 the goldg5557?

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"And, `Whoeverg3739g302 swearsg3660 by the altarg2379, that is nothingg3762, but whoeverg3739g302 swearsg3660 by the  1offeringg1435 on it, he is obligatedg3784.'

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"You blindg5185 meng5185,  awhichg5101 is  1moreg3173 importantg3173, the  2offeringg1435, org2228 the altarg2379 that sanctifiesg37 the  2offeringg1435?

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"Thereforeg3767,  1whoeverg3588 swearsg3660 by the altarg2379, swearsg3660 both by  2the altarg2379 and by everythingg3956 on it.

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"And  1whoeverg3588 swearsg3660 by the  2templeg3485, swearsg3660 both by  3the templeg846 and by Him who  adwellsg2730 withing2730 it.

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"And  1whoeverg3588 swearsg3660 by heaveng3772,  aswearsg3660 both by the throneg2362 of Godg2316 and by Him who sitsg2521 upon it.

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aWoeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273! For you titheg586b mintg2238 and dillg432 and  1cumming2951, and have neglectedg863 the weightierg926 provisionsg926 of the lawg3551: justiceg2920 and mercyg1656 and faithfulnessg4102; but theseg3778 are the things you shouldg1163 have doneg4160 withoutg3361 neglectingg863 the othersg2548.

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"You  ablindg5185 guidesg3595, who straing1368 out a gnatg2971 and swallowg2666 a camelg2574!

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"Woeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273! For  ayou cleang2511 the outsideg1855 of the cupg4221 and of the dishg3953, but insideg2081 they are fullg1073  1of robberyg724 and self-indulgenceg192.

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"You blindg5185 Phariseeg5330, firstg4413  acleang2511 the insideg1787 of the cupg4221 and of the dishg3953, sog2443 that the outsideg1622 of it may becomeg1096 cleang2513 alsog2532.

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aWoeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273! For you are likeg3945 whitewashedg2867 tombsg5028 whichg3748 on the outsideg1855 appearg5316 beautifulg5611, but insideg2081 they are fullg1073 of deadg3498 men'sg3498 bonesg3747 and allg3956 uncleannessg167.

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"Sog3779 you, toog2532, outwardlyg1855 appearg5316 righteousg1342 to meng444, but inwardlyg2081 you are fullg3324 of hypocrisyg5272 and lawlessnessg458.

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aWoeg3759 to you, scribesg1122 and Phariseesg5330, hypocritesg5273! For you buildg3618 the tombsg5028 of the prophetsg4396 and adorng2885 the monumentsg3419 of the righteousg1342,

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and sayg3004, `Ifg1487 we had beeng1510 living in the daysg2250 of our fathersg3962, we would not have beeng1510 partnersg2844 with them in shedding the bloodg129 of the prophetsg4396.'

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"Sog5620 you testifyg3140 against yourselvesg1438, that you  aare  1sonsg5207 of thoseg3588 who murderedg5407 the prophetsg4396.

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"Fillg4137 up, theng2532, the measureg3358 of the guilt of your fathersg3962.

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"You serpentsg3789,  ayou broodg1081 of vipersg2191, howg4459  1will you escapeg5343 the  2sentenceg2920 of  3 bhellg1067?

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aThereforeg1223g3778, beholdg2400,  bI am sendingg649 you prophetsg4396 and wiseg4680 meng4680 and scribesg1122; someg1537 of them you will killg615 and crucifyg4717, and someg1537 of them you will  cscourgeg3146 in your synagoguesg4864, and  dpersecuteg1377 from cityg4172 to cityg4172,

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sog3704 that upon you may fallg2064 the guilt of allg3956 the righteousg1342 bloodg129 shedg1632b on earthg1093, from the bloodg129 of righteousg1342  aAbelg6 to the bloodg129 of Zechariahg2197, the  bsong5207 of Berechiahg914, whomg3739  cyou murderedg5407 betweeng3342 the  1templeg3485 and the altarg2379.

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"Trulyg281 I sayg3004 to you, allg3956 theseg3778 thingsg3778 will comeg2240 upon  athisg3778 generationg1074.

Lament over Jerusalem

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aJerusalemg2419, Jerusalemg2419, who  bkillsg615 the prophetsg4396 and stonesg3036 thoseg3588 who are sentg649 to her! Howg4212 ofteng4212 I wantedg2309 to gatherg1996 your childreng5043 togetherg1996,  cthe wayg5158 a heng3733 gathersg1996 her chicksg3556a underg5259 her wingsg4420, and you were unwillingg3756g2309.

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"Beholdg2400,  ayour houseg3624 is being leftg863 to you desolateg2048!

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"For I sayg3004 to you, from nowg737 on you will not seeg3708 Me untilg2193 you sayg3004, ` aBLESSEDg2127 IS HE WHO COMESg2064 IN THE NAMEg3686 OF THE LORDg2962!' "



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