1 T hen Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples,

2 s aying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:

3 a ll things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

4 b ut bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.

Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

5 A nd all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders,

But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

6 a nd love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7 a nd salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

8 B ut ye, be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

9 A nd call not your father upon the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in the heavens.

And call no man your father on the earth: for one is your Father, even he who is in heaven.

10 N either be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even the Christ.

11 B ut the greatest of you shall be your servant.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 A nd whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13 B ut woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.

14 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, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

15 W oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye compass the sea and the dry to make one proselyte, and when he is become, ye make him twofold more son 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 become so, ye make him twofold more a son of hell than yourselves.

16 W oe to you, blind guides, who 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, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

17 F ools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?

18 A nd, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor.

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.

19 b lind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

20 H e therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

21 A nd he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

22 A nd he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23 W oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

24 B lind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.

Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

25 W oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

26 B lind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

27 W oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

28 T hus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29 W oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,

30 a nd ye 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 should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 S o that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

Wherefore ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets.

32 a nd ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

33 S erpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?

34 T herefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

35 s o that all righteous blood shed upon the earth should come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to 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 on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.

36 V erily 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.

37 J erusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 B ehold, your house is left unto you desolate;

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

39 f or I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed he that comes in the name of 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.