Verse 26
Matthew 23:26
Free Bible Version
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But by saying this you testify against yourselves, proving that you belong to those who murdered the prophets!
Original Language Text
greek
Φαρισαῖε τυφλέ, καθάρισον πρῶτον τὸ ἐντὸς τοῦ ποτηρίου ⸂καὶ τῆς παροψίδος⸃, ἵνα γένηται καὶ τὸ ἐκτὸς ⸀αὐτοῦ καθαρόν.
English Translation
Pharisee, blind one, first clean what is within the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may also become clean.
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Chapter 23 Context
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Then Yashua (Jesus) spoke to the crowds and his disciples:
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“The religious teachers and the Pharisees are responsible as interpreters of the law of Moses,
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so obey them and do everything they tell you. But don't follow what they do, because they don't prac...
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They tie up heavy burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves don't lift a fi...
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Everything they do is to make sure they get noticed. They make themselves large prayer boxes to wear...
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They love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and for people to call them, ‘Rabbi.’
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Don't let people call you ‘Rabbi.’ Only one is your Master Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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Don't call anyone by the title ‘Father’ here on earth. Only one is your Father, who is in heaven.
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Don't let people call you ‘Teacher.’ Only one is your Teacher, the Messiah.
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Those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.
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But what a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You slam shut...
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What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel o...
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What a disaster is coming on those of you who say, ‘If you swear by the Temple that doesn't count, b...
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What is greater—the gold, or the Temple that makes the gold holy?
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You say, ‘If you swear on the altar that doesn't count, but if you swear on the sacrifice that's on...
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How foolish and blind you are! What is greater—the sacrifice, or the altar that makes the sacrifice...
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If you swear by the altar, you swear by it and by everything that's on it.
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What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay a tithe o...
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You blind guides—you strain what you drink to keep out a fly but then you swallow a camel!
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What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the out...
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You blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, so that the outside will also...
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What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whit...
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You're just the same. On the outside you look like good people to others, but on the inside you're f...
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What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs a...
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and you say, ‘If we had lived in the times of our ancestors we would not have joined them in sheddin...
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But by saying this you testify against yourselves, proving that you belong to those who murdered the...
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So get on with it—finish it all off using your forefathers' methods!
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You snakes, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?
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That's why I'm sending you prophets, wise men, and teachers. Some of them you will kill, some of the...
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As a result, you will be held accountable for the blood of all the good people that has been poured...
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I'm telling you, the consequences of all this will fall on this generation.
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! So often I want...
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Now look—your house is left abandoned, totally empty.
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I tell you this: you won't see me from now on until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the na...
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