Dual Panel1Then <5119> Jesus <2424> said <2980> to the crowds <3793> and <2532> to his <846> disciples <3101>,
2“The experts in the law <1122> and <2532> the Pharisees <5330> sit <2523> on <1909> Moses <3475>’ seat <2515>.
3Therefore <3767> pay <5083> attention <2596> to what they tell <2036> you <5213> and <2532> do <4160> it. But <1161> do <4160> not <3361> do <4160> what they <846> do <2041>, for <1063> they do <4160> not <3756> practice <4160> what they teach <3004>.
4They tie up <1195> heavy <926> loads, hard to carry <5413>, and <2532> put <2007> them on <1909> men’s <444> shoulders <5606>, but <1161> they <2309> themselves <846> are <2309> not <3756> willing <2309> even to lift a finger <1147> to move <2795> them <846>.
5They do <4160> all <3956> their <846> deeds <2041> to <4314> be seen <2300> by people <444>, for <1063> they make <4115> their <846> phylacteries <5440> wide <4115> and <2532> their tassels <2899> long <3170>.
6They love <5368> the place of honor <4411> at <1722> banquets <1173> and <2532> the best seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864>
7and <2532> elaborate greetings <783> in <1722> the marketplaces <58>, and <2532> to have <2564> people <444> call <2564> them ‘Rabbi <4461>.’
8But <1161> you <5210> are not <3361> to be called <2564> ‘Rabbi <4461>,’ for <1063> you <5216> have one <1520> Teacher <1320> and <1161> you <5210> are <1510> all <3956> brothers <80>.
9And <2532> call <2564> no <3361> one your <5216> ‘father <3962>’ on <1909> earth <1093>, for <1063> you <5216> have one <1520> Father <3962>, who is in heaven <3770>.
10Nor <3366> are you to be called <2564> ‘teacher <2519>,’ for you <5216> have <1510> one <1520> teacher, the Christ <5547>.
11The greatest <3187> among you <5216> will be <1510> your <5216> servant <1249>.
12And <1161> whoever <3748> exalts <5312> himself <1438> will be humbled <5013>, and <2532> whoever <3748> humbles <5013> himself <1438> will be exalted <5312>.
13“But <1161> woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You keep locking <2808> people <444> out of the kingdom <932> of heaven <3772>! For <1063> you <5210> neither <3756> enter <1525> nor <3761> permit <863> those trying to enter <1525> to go in <1525>.
15“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You cross <4013> land <3584> and <2532> sea <2281> to make <4160> one <1520> convert <4339>, and <2532> when <3752> you get one, you make <4160> him <846> twice as much <1362> a child <5207> of hell <1067> as yourselves <5216>!
16“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, blind <5185> guides <3595>, who <3739> say <3004>, ‘Whoever <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the temple <3485> is <1510> bound by nothing <3762>. But <1161> whoever <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the gold <5557> of the temple <3485> is bound <3784> by the oath.’
17Blind <5185> fools <3474>! Which <5101> is <1510> greater <3187>, the gold <5557> or <2228> the temple <3485> that makes <37> the gold <5557> sacred <37>?
18And <2532>, ‘Whoever <3739> <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the altar <2379> is bound by nothing <3762>. But <1161> if anyone <302> swears <3660> by <1722> the gift <1435> on <1883> it <846> he is bound <3784> by the oath.’
19You <5185> are blind <5185>! For <1063> which <5101> is greater <3173>, the gift <1435> or <2228> the altar <2379> that makes <37> the gift <1435> sacred <37>?
20So <3767> whoever swears <3660> by <1722> the altar <2379> swears <3660> by <1722> it <846> and <2532> by <1722> everything <3956> on <1883> it <846>.
21And <2532> whoever swears <3660> by <1722> the temple <3485> swears <3660> by <1722> it <846> and <2532> the one who dwells <2730> in <1722> it <846>.
22And <2532> whoever swears <3660> by <1722> heaven <3772> swears <3660> by <1722> the throne <2362> of God <2316> and <2532> the one who sits <2521> on <1883> it <846>.
23“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You give a tenth <586> of mint <2238>, dill <432>, and cumin <2951>, yet you neglect <863> what is more important <926> in the <3588> law <3551>– justice <2920>, mercy <1656>, and <2532> faithfulness <4102>! You should <1163> have done <4160> these things <5023> without <3361> neglecting <863> the others.
24Blind <5185> guides <3595>! You strain out <1368> a gnat <2971> yet swallow <2666> a camel <2574>!
25“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You clean <2511> the outside <1855> of the cup <4221> and <2532> the dish <3953>, but <1161> inside <2081> they are full <1073> of <1537> greed <724> and <2532> self-indulgence <192>.
26Blind <5185> Pharisee <5330>! First <4412> clean <2511> the inside <1787> of the cup <4221>, so that the outside <1622> may <2443> become <1096> clean <2513> too!
27“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You are like <3945> whitewashed <2867> tombs <5028> that <3748> look <5316> beautiful <5611> on the outside <1855> but <1161> inside <2081> are full <1073> of the bones <3747> of the dead <3498> and <2532> of everything <3956> unclean <167>.
28In the same way <3779>, on the outside <1855> you <5210> look <5316> righteous <1342> to people <444>, but <1161> inside <2081> you are <1510> full <3324> of hypocrisy <5272> and <2532> lawlessness <458>.
29“Woe <3759> to you <5213>, experts in the law <1122> and <2532> you Pharisees <5330>, hypocrites <5273>! You build <3618> tombs <5028> for the prophets <4396> and <2532> decorate <2885> the graves <3419> of the righteous <1342>.
30And <2532> you say <3004>, ‘If <1487> we had lived <1510> in <1722> the days <2250> of our <2257> ancestors <3962>, we would <1510> not <3756> have participated <1510> with them <846> in <1722> shedding <2844> the blood <129> of the prophets <4396>.’
31By saying this <5620> you testify <3140> against yourselves <1438> that <3754> you are <1510> descendants <5207> of those who murdered <5407> the prophets <4396>.
32Fill up <4137> then <2532> the measure <3358> of your <5216> ancestors <3962>!
33You snakes <3789>, you offspring <1081> of vipers <2191>! How <4459> will you escape <5343> being condemned <575> <2920> to hell <1067>?
34“For <1223> this <5124> reason I <1473> am sending <649> you <5209> prophets <4396> and <2532> wise men <4680> and <2532> experts in the law <1122>, some of <1537> whom <846> you will kill <615> and <2532> crucify <4717>, and <2532> some <1537> <846> you will flog <3146> in <1722> your <5216> synagogues <4864> and <2532> pursue <1377> from <575> town <4172> to <1519> town <4172>,
35so <3704> that on <1909> you <5209> will come <2064> all <3956> the righteous <1342> blood <129> shed <1632> on <1909> earth <1093>, from <575> the blood <129> of righteous <1342> Abel <6> to the blood <129> of Zechariah <2197> son <5207> of Barachiah <914>, whom <3739> you murdered <5407> between <3342> the temple <3485> and <2532> the altar <2379>.
36I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, this <3778> generation <1074> will be held responsible <2240> for all <3956> these things <3778>!
37“O Jerusalem <2419>, Jerusalem <2419>, you who kill <615> the prophets <4396> and <2532> stone <3036> those who are sent <649> to <4314> you <846>! How often <4212> I have longed <2309> to gather <1996> your <4675> children <5043> together <1996> as <5158> a hen <3733> gathers <1996> her <846> chicks <3556> under <5259> her wings <4420>, but <2532> you would <2309> have none <3756> of it!
38Look <2400>, your <5216> house <3624> is left <863> to you <5213> desolate <863>!
39For <1063> I tell <3004> you <5213>, you will <1492> not <3756> <3361> see <1492> me <3165> from <575> now <737> until <2193> you say <2036>, ‘Blessed is <2127> the one who comes <2064> in <1722> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962>!’”