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Passage Lookup: Matthew 23:13-36

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Matthew 23:13
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"(C1)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, (C2)because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.(F1)
Footnotes:  (F1) - Late mss add (traditionally v 14): Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses even while for appearances' sake you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation (as v 14); cf. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 23:15, 16; (C2) - Luke 11:52;
Matthew 23:15
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one (F1)(C1)proselyte; and when he becomes one, you (F2)make him twice as much a son of (F3)(C2)hell as yourselves.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or convert; (F2) - I.e., doom him to hell; (F3) - Gr Gehenna;
Cross References:  (C1) - Acts 2:10; (C2) - Matthew 5:22;
Matthew 23:16
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"Woe to you, (C1)blind guides, who say, '(C2)Whoever swears by the (F1)temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the (F1)temple is obligated.'
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or sanctuary; (F1) - Or sanctuary;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 15:14; (C2) - Matthew 5:33;
Matthew 23:17
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"You fools and blind men! (C1)Which is (F1)more important, the gold or the (F2)temple that sanctified the gold?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit greater; (F2) - Or sanctuary;
Cross References:  (C1) - Exodus 30:29;
Matthew 23:18
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"And you say, 'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the (F1)offering that is on it is obligated.'
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or gift;
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Matthew 23:19
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"You blind men, (C1)which is (F1)more important, the (F2)offering or the altar that sanctifies the (F2)offering?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit greater; (F2) - Or gift; (F2) - Or gift;
Cross References:  (C1) - Exodus 29:37;
Matthew 23:20
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"Therefore, the one who swears by the altar, swears both by (F1)the altar and by everything on it.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Lit it;
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Matthew 23:21
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"And the one who swears by the (F1)temple, swears both by (F2)the temple and by Him who (C1)dwells in it.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or sanctuary; (F2) - Lit it;
Cross References:  (C1) - 1 Kings 8:13; Psalms 26:8;
Matthew 23:22
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"And the one who swears by (F1)heaven, (C1)swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Footnotes:  (F1) - I.e., an indirect reference to God;
Cross References:  (C1) - Isaiah 66:1; Matthew 5:34;
Matthew 23:23
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"(C1)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and (F1)cumin, 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.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Similar to caraway seeds;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 23:13; Luke 11:42;
Matthew 23:24
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"You (C1)blind guides, who (F1)strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or filter out;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 23:16;
Matthew 23:25
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (C1)you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full (F1)of robbery and self-indulgence.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or as a result of;
Cross References:  (C1) - Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f;
Matthew 23:26
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"You blind Pharisee, first (C1)clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the (F1)outside of it may also become clean.
Footnotes:  (F1) - If the inside was ritually unclean, the entire vessel was unclean whether the outside was cleaned or not (cf. Num 19:15);
Cross References:  (C1) - Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39f;
Matthew 23:27
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"(C1)Woe 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.
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3;
Matthew 23:28
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"So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:29
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"(C1)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Luke 11:47f;
Matthew 23:30
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and you 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.'
Matthew 23:31
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"So you testify against yourselves, that you (C1)are (F1)sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or descendants;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 23:34, 37; Acts 7:51f;
Matthew 23:32
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"(F1)Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.
Footnotes:  (F1) - I.e., finish what they started;
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Matthew 23:33
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"You snakes, (C1)you (F1)offspring of vipers, how (F2)will you escape the (F3)sentence of (F4)(C2)hell?
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or brood; (F2) - Lit are you to escape; (F3) - Or judgment; (F4) - Gr Gehenna;
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 3:7; Luke 3:7; (C2) - Matthew 5:22;
Matthew 23:34
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"(C1)Therefore, behold, (C2)I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will (C3)flog in your synagogues, and (C4)persecute from city to city,
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 23:34; Luke 11:49; (C2) - 2 Chronicles 36:15, 16; (C3) - Matthew 10:17; (C4) - Matthew 10:23;
Matthew 23:35
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so that upon you will fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous (C1)Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the (C2)son of Berechiah, whom (C3)you murdered between the (F1)temple and the altar.
Footnotes:  (F1) - Or sanctuary;
Cross References:  (C1) - Genesis 4:8ff; Hebrews 11:4; (C2) - Zechariah 1:1; (C3) - 2 Chronicles 24:21;
Matthew 23:36
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"Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon (C1)this generation.
Footnotes:  
Cross References:  (C1) - Matthew 10:23;
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