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Text -- Matthew 23:6-39 (NET)
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23:6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
23:7 and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces , and to have people call them ‘Rabbi .’
23:8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi ,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers .
23:9 And call no one your ‘father ’ on earth , for you have one Father , who is in heaven .
23:10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher ,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ .
23:11 The greatest among you will be your servant .
23:12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled , and whoever humbles himself will be exalted .
23:13 “But woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven ! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in .
23:14 [[EMPTY]]
23:15 “Woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You cross land and sea to make one convert , and when you get one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves !
23:16 “Woe to you , blind guides , who say , ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing . But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’
23:17 Blind fools ! Which is greater , the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred ?
23:18 And , ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing . But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’
23:19 You are blind ! For which is greater , the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred ?
23:20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it .
23:21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it .
23:22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it .
23:23 “Woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You give a tenth of mint , dill , and cumin , yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice , mercy , and faithfulness ! You should have done these things without neglecting the others.
23:24 Blind guides ! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel !
23:25 “Woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish , but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence .
23:26 Blind Pharisee ! First clean the inside of the cup , so that the outside may become clean too!
23:27 “Woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean .
23:28 In the same way , on the outside you look righteous to people , but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness .
23:29 “Woe to you , experts in the law and you Pharisees , hypocrites ! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous .
23:30 And you say , ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors , we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets .’
23:31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets .
23:32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors !
23:33 You snakes , you offspring of vipers ! How will you escape being condemned to hell ?
23:34 “For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law , some of whom you will kill and crucify , and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town ,
23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth , from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah , whom you murdered between the temple and the altar .
23:36 I tell you the truth , this generation will be held responsible for all these things !
Judgment on Israel
23:37 “O Jerusalem , Jerusalem , you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you ! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , but you would have none of it!
23:38 Look , your house is left to you desolate !
23:39 For I tell you , you will not see me from now until you say , ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord !’”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
SCRIBES |
Pharisees |
Reproof |
APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, 1 |
ETHICS OF JESUS |
THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE |
TEMPLE, A2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E1 |
Teachers |
Satire |
Hypocrisy |
Ecclesiasticism |
Church |
Oath |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
Blindness |
Rabbi |
Temple |
Minister |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Mat 23:6; Mat 23:6; Mat 23:7; Mat 23:10; Mat 23:10; Mat 23:11; Mat 23:13; Mat 23:13; Mat 23:13; Mat 23:14; Mat 23:15; Mat 23:15; Mat 23:15; Mat 23:15; Mat 23:15; Mat 23:16; Mat 23:18; Mat 23:23; Mat 23:23; Mat 23:23; Mat 23:23; Mat 23:24; Mat 23:25; Mat 23:26; Mat 23:27; Mat 23:27; Mat 23:29; Mat 23:29; Mat 23:29; Mat 23:30; Mat 23:33; Mat 23:33; Mat 23:34; Mat 23:34; Mat 23:34; Mat 23:34; Mat 23:34; Mat 23:35; Mat 23:36; Mat 23:36; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:37; Mat 23:39
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NET Notes: Mat 23:7 There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
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NET Notes: Mat 23:14 The most important mss (א B D L Z Θ Ë1 33 892* pc and several versional witnesses) do not have 23:14 “Woe to you experts in the ...
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NET Notes: Mat 23:23 ‡ Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 pm) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, &...
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NET Notes: Mat 23:26 A very difficult textual problem is found here. The most important Alexandrian and Byzantine, as well as significant Western, witnesses (א B C L...
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NET Notes: Mat 23:27 This was an idiom for hypocrisy – just as the wall was painted on the outside but something different on the inside, so this person was not what...
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NET Notes: Mat 23:35 Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NR...
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