(KJV) Matthew 23¹

⥃Woes to Scribes and Pharisees ^{[ Luke 11:37–54 ]}

[1] Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,² [2] Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:³ [3] All therefore whatsoever⁴ they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for⁵ they say, and do not. [4] For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men’s shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.⁶ [5] But all⁷ their works they do for to be seen of men: they make⁸ broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders⁹ of their garments, [6] And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,¹⁰ [7] And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi¹¹, Rabbi. [8] But be¹² not ye called Rabbi: for one¹³ is your Master, [even] Christ; and all¹⁴ ye are brethren. [9] And call¹⁵ no [man] your father upon the earth: for¹⁶ one is your Father, which is in heaven. [10] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ. [11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.¹⁷ [12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.¹⁸

[13] But woe¹⁹ unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut²⁰ up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. [14] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye²¹ devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long²² prayer: therefore²³ ye shall receive the greater damnation. [15] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for²⁴ ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte²⁵, and when he is made, ye make²⁶ him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. [16] Woe unto you, [ye] blind²⁷ guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple²⁸, it is²⁹ nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is³⁰ a debtor! [17] [Ye] fools³¹ and blind: for³² whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? [18] And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty³³. [19] [Ye] fools and blind: for³⁴ whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? [20] Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. [21] And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by³⁵ him that dwelleth therein. [22] And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the³⁶ throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. [23] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for³⁷ ye pay tithe of mint and anise³⁸ and cummin³⁹, and have omitted the weightier⁴⁰ [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these⁴¹ ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [24] [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.⁴² [25] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for⁴³ ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full⁴⁴ of extortion and excess. [26] [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse⁴⁵ first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. [27] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like⁴⁶ unto whited sepulchres⁴⁷, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness. [28] Even so ye also⁴⁸ outwardly appear righteous unto men, but⁴⁹ within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. [29] Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build⁵⁰ the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, [30] And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood⁵¹ of the prophets. [31] Wherefore ye be witnesses⁵² unto yourselves, that⁵³ ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. [32] Fill ye up then the measure⁵⁴ of your fathers. [33] [Ye] serpents⁵⁵, [ye] generation of vipers, how⁵⁶ can ye escape the damnation of hell?

[34] Wherefore, behold, I send⁵⁷ unto you prophets⁵⁸, and wise⁵⁹ men, and scribes⁶⁰: and [some] of them ye⁶¹ shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city: [35] That upon⁶² you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous⁶³ Abel unto⁶⁴ the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. [36] Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.⁶⁵

⥃Lament over Jerusalem ^{[ Luke 13:31–35 ]}

[37] O Jerusalem⁶⁶, Jerusalem, [thou⁶⁷] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how⁶⁸ often would I have gathered thy children together, even⁶⁹ as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye⁷⁰ would not! [38] Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.⁷¹ [39] For I say unto you, Ye shall not⁷² see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed⁷³ [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.