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Matthew 20-28 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 15:08, October 12, 2009
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|Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
|Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
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|Now Jesus spoke to the crowd, and to His students,
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|Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
|Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
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|saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses.
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|All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
|All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
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|"So whatever they tell you to do, you do and keep. But don't follow their example. They say, but they don't do.
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|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.
|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.
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|"They prepare burdens that are heavy and hard to carry, and lay them on other people's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help anyone carry them.
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|But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
|But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
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|"They do everything that they do in order to be seen by men. They make their Scripture carrying cases broad, and make their tassels large,
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|In {{Bible ref|book=Deuteronomy|chap=6|verses=8}}, [[Moses]] told the Jews to keep the words of God on their hands and on their foreheads. Furthermore he told them to write the word on their doorposts and gates. But whether Moses meant this literally or figuratively is an open question. The Pharisees took this command to a ridiculous extreme—and more to the point, that, together with the oversized tassels and other things that Jesus describes of their behavior, is all a sham.
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|And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
|And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
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|"And love the couches of honor at public banquets, and seats of honor in the synagogues,
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|And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
|And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
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|"And greedings in the public squares, and to be called 'Rabbi! Rabbi!' by men.
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|But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
|But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
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|"Don't ask to be called 'Rabbi.' You have only One Teacher, namely Christ; and all of you are brothers.
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|And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
|And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
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|"And don't call any man your father on earth. You have only One Father, Who is in heaven.
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|Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
|Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
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|"Don't ask to be called masters. You have only One Master, namely Christ.
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|But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
|But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
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|"But the greatest among you will be your table-waiter.
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|And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
|And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
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|"And anyone who brings himself up will be brought low, and anyone who brings himself low will be brought up.
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|But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
|But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
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|"But it will be terrible for you, you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are shutting people out of the Kingdom of heaven. You don't go in yourselves, and don't let anyone else go in.
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You eat widows out of their houses, and make a long prayer, but you're only pretending. So you will be condemned all the worse for that.
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|The provenance of this verse is doubtful, but it is in character with every other accusation that Jesus made against the Pharisees.
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You scour sea and land to make one convert, but when you've converted him, you make him twice the child of hell you are.
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|Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
|Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
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|"How terrible for you, you blind guides! You say, 'If you swear by the [[Temple of Jerusalem|Temple]], that's nothing, but if you swear by the [[gold]] of the Temple, you're in debt.'
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|Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
|Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
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|"You blind morons! Which is more important, the gold, or the Temple that makes that gold holy?
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|And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
|And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
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|"And: 'If you swear by the altar, that's nothing, but if you swear by the gift on the altar, you're in debt.'
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|Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
|Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
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|"You blind morons! Which is greater, the gift, or the altar that makes that gift holy?
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|Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
|Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
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|"So in fact, if someone swears by the altar, he's swearing by the alter and everything on it.
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|And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
|And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
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|"And if he swears by the Temple, he's swearing by the Temple and everything in it.
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|And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
|And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
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|"And if he swears by heaven, he's swearing by the throne of God, and by Him Who sits on it.
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|It's worth repeating here that Jesus said, in the Sermon on the Mount, that people shouldn't take oaths, for this very reason.
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay ten percent of [[mint]] and [[anise]] and [[cummin]], and have neglected the more important matters of law, and judgment, and mercy, and faith.
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|Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
|Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
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|"You blind guides! You're straining at a [[gnat]] while swallowing a [[camel]].
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
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|Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
|Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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|"You blind Pharisee, first clean the things in the cup and platter, and then the outside will be clean, too.
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs. They certainly look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside they are full of dead men's bones and all sorts of unclean things.
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|A tomb typically contains things that are unclean by any standard, not just the ceremonial.
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|Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
|Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
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|"And just like them, you also look just to men on the outside, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
|Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
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|"How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are building the tombs of the prophets, and decorating the burial caves of the just.
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|And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
|And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
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|"And you say, 'If we had been alive in the days of our father, we wouldn't have taken part with them in killing the prophets.'
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|Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
|Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
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|"Thus you are testifying against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
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|Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
|Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
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|"So fill up the measure of your fathers.
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|Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
|Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
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|"You snakes, you jerks, how can you escape being sentenced to the eternal fire?
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|Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
|Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
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|"For this reason, behold: I am sending you prophets, and wise men, and scribes. You will kill and crucify some of them, and have some of them scourges in your synagogues, and persecute them from one city to another,
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|That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
|That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
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|"in order that all the just blood that has been shed on the earth will come on your heads, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the Temple and the altar.
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|Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
|Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
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|"I tell you truly: this generation will be held to answer for all of these things.
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|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
|O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
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|"O [[Jerusalem]], Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those that are sent to you, how often have I wanted to gather My children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you didn't want that!
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|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
|Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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|"Your house is left to you empty and abandoned.
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|For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
|For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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|"Because I say to you: You will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord.'"
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