1 ¶ Then Jesus spoke to the multitude and to his disciples,

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,

2 s aying, The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in Moses’ seat;

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

3 t herefore, whatever they bid you to observe, observe it and do it, but do not act according to their works, for they say and do not do it.

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

4 F or they bind burdens that are heavy and grievous to bear and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

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

5 B ut they do all their works that they may be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments

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

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

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

7 a nd greetings in the markets and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

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

8 B ut, as for you, desire not to be called Rabbi, for one is your Master, the Christ; and you are all brothers.

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

9 A nd call no one your father upon the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens.

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

10 N either be ye called masters, for one is your Master, the Christ.

Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.

11 B ut he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

12 A nd whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13 ¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens in front of men, for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye those that are entering to go in.

But 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.

14 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore, ye shall receive the greater judgment.

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.

15 W oe 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 a son of hell than yourselves.

Woe 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.

16 W oe unto you, ye 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 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.

17 Y e fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

Fools and blind, for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold?

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

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

19 Y e fools and blind, for which one is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

blind ones, for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift?

20 W hosoever therefore shall swear by the altar, swears by it and by all things thereon.

He therefore that swears by the altar swears by it and by all things that are upon it.

21 A nd whosoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him that dwells therein.

And he that swears by the temple swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

22 A nd he that shall swear by the heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him that sits thereon.

And he that swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by him that sits upon it.

23 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted that which is more important of the law: judgment, mercy, and faith; these were expedient for ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe 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.

24 Y e blind guides, who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.

25 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup or of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and incontinence.

Woe 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.

26 T hou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter that the outside of them may be clean also.

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

27 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whitewashed sepulchres, who indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and of all uncleanness.

Woe 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.

28 E ven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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

29 W oe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the sepulchres of the righteous

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

30 a nd 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 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.

31 T herefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:

32 F ill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

and ye, fill ye up the measure of your fathers.

33 Y e serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the judgment of hell?

Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?

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

Therefore, 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;

35 t hat 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 murdered between the temple and the altar.

so 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.

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 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that didst kill the prophets and stone those who are sent unto thee, how often I desired to gather thy children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Jerusalem, 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!

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 not see me from now on until ye shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

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