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| 23:1 | Then spake Iesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, |
| 23:2 | Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate: |
| 23:3 | All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe, but doe not ye after their workes: for they say, and doe not. |
| 23:4 | For they binde heauie burdens, and grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not mooue them with one of their fingers. |
| 23:5 | But all their workes they doe, for to be seene of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, |
| 23:6 | And loue the vppermost roomes at feasts, and the chiefe seats in the Synagogues, |
| 23:7 | And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. |
| 23:8 | But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, euen Christ, and all ye are brethren. |
| 23:9 | And call no man your father vpon the earth: for one is your father which is in heauen. |
| 23:10 | Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, euen Christ. |
| 23:11 | But hee that is greatest among you, shall be your seruant. |
| 23:12 | And whosoeuer shall exalt himselfe, shall be abased: and he that shall humble himselfe, shall be exalted. |
| 23:13 | But woe vnto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for yee shut vp the kingdom of heauen against men: For yee neither goe in your selues, neither suffer ye them that are entring, to goe in. |
| 23:14 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for yee deuoure widowes houses, and for a pretence make long prayer; therefore ye shall receiue the greater damnation. |
| 23:15 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites; for yee compasse Sea and land to make one Proselyte, and when hee is made, yee make him two fold more the childe of hell then your selues. |
| 23:16 | Woe vnto you, yee blind guides, which say, Whosoeuer shall sweare by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer shal sweare by the gold of the Temple, he is a debter. |
| 23:17 | Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that sanctifieth the gold? |
| 23:18 | And whosoeuer shall sweare by the Altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the gift that is vpon it, he is guiltie. |
| 23:19 | Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift? |
| 23:20 | Who so therefore shall sweare by the Altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. |
| 23:21 | And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. |
| 23:22 | And he that shall sweare by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. |
| 23:23 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for yee pay tithe of mint, and annise, and cummine, and haue omitted the weightier matters of the Law, iudgement, mercie and faith: these ought ye to haue done, and not to leaue the other vndone. |
| 23:24 | Ye blind guides, which straine at a gnat, and swallow a camel. |
| 23:25 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for yee make cleane the outside of the cup, and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excesse. |
| 23:26 | Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may bee cleane also. |
| 23:27 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for yee are like vnto whited sepulchres, which indeed appeare beautifull outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and of all vncleannesse. |
| 23:28 | Euen so, yee also outwardly appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie. |
| 23:29 | Woe vnto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye build the tombes of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, |
| 23:30 | And say, If wee had beene in the dayes of our fathers, wee would not haue bene partakers with them in the blood of the Prophets. |
| 23:31 | Wherefore ye bee witnesses vnto your selues, that yee are the children of them which killed the Prophets. |
| 23:32 | Fil ye vp then the measure of your fathers. |
| 23:33 | Yee serpents, yee generation of vipers, How can yee escape the damnation of hell? |
| 23:34 | Wherefore behold, I send vnto you Prophets, and wisemen, and Scribes, and some of them yee shall kill and crucifie, and some of them shall yee scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie: |
| 23:35 | That vpon you may come all the righteous blood shed vpon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom yee slew betweene the temple and the altar. |
| 23:36 | Uerily I say vnto you, All these things shal come vpon this generation. |
| 23:37 | O Hierusalem, Hierusalem, thou that killest the Prophets, and stonest them which are sent vnto thee, how often would I haue gathered thy children together, euen as a hen gathereth her chickens vnder her wings, and yee would not? |
| 23:38 | Behold, your house is left vnto you desolate. |
| 23:39 | For I say vnto you, yee shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that commeth in the Name of the Lord. |
| 23:1 | Then spake Iesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, |
| 23:2 | Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate. |
| 23:3 | All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not. |
| 23:4 | For they binde heauie burdens, and grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers. |
| 23:5 | All their workes they doe for to be seene of men: for they make their phylacteries broad, and make long the frindges of their garments, |
| 23:6 | And loue the chiefe place at feastes, and to haue the chiefe seates in the assemblies, |
| 23:7 | And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. |
| 23:8 | But be not ye called, Rabbi: for one is your doctour, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren. |
| 23:9 | And call no man your father vpon the earth: for there is but one, your father which is in heauen. |
| 23:10 | Be not called doctours: for one is your doctour, euen Christ. |
| 23:11 | But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant. |
| 23:12 | For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted. |
| 23:13 | Wo therefore be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites, because ye shut vp the kingdome of heauen before men: for ye your selues go not in, neither suffer ye them that would enter, to come in. |
| 23:14 | Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers: wherefore ye shall receiue the greater damnation. |
| 23:15 | Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye compasse sea and land to make one of your profession: and when he is made, ye make him two folde more the childe of hell, then you your selues. |
| 23:16 | Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth. |
| 23:17 | Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde? |
| 23:18 | And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth. |
| 23:19 | Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering? |
| 23:20 | Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. |
| 23:21 | And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. |
| 23:22 | And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. |
| 23:23 | Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye tithe mynt, and annyse, and cummyn, and leaue the weightier matters of the law, as iudgement, and mercy and fidelitie. These ought ye to haue done, and not to haue left the other. |
| 23:24 | Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell. |
| 23:25 | Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are ful of briberie and excesse. |
| 23:26 | Thou blinde Pharise, cleanse first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be cleane also. |
| 23:27 | Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye are like vnto whited tombes, which appeare beautifull outward, but are within full of dead mens bones, and all filthines. |
| 23:28 | So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie. |
| 23:29 | Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye build the tombes of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, |
| 23:30 | And say, If we had bene in the dayes of our fathers, we would not haue bene partners with them in the blood of the Prophets. |
| 23:31 | So then ye be witnesses vnto your selues, that ye are the children of them that murthered the Prophets. |
| 23:32 | Fulfill ye also ye measure of your fathers. |
| 23:33 | O serpents, the generation of vipers, howe should ye escape the damnation of hell! |
| 23:34 | Wherefore beholde, I send vnto you Prophets, and wise men, and Scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucifie: and of them shall ye scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from citie to citie, |
| 23:35 | That vpon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed vpon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous, vnto the blood of Zacharias the sonne of Barachias, whome ye slewe betweene the Temple and the altar. |
| 23:36 | Verely I say vnto you, all these things shall come vpon this generation. |
| 23:37 | Hierusalem, Hierusalem, which killest the Prophets, and stonest them which are sent to thee, how often would I haue gathered thy children together, as the henne gathereth her chickins vnder her wings, and ye would not! |
| 23:38 | Beholde, your habitation shalbe left vnto you desolate, |
| 23:39 | For I say vnto you, ye shall not see mee henceforth till that ye say, Blessed is he that commeth in the Name of the Lord. |
| 23:1 | Then spake Iesus to the people, and to his disciples, |
| 23:2 | saying: The Scribes and the Pharises syt in Moses seate. |
| 23:3 | All therfore whatsoeuer they byd you obserue, that obserue and do: but do not ye after theyr workes: |
| 23:4 | for they saye, and do not. Yee, they bynde together heuy burthens and greuous to be borne, & laye them on mennes shoulders: but they them selues wyll not heaue at them with one of their fyngers. |
| 23:5 | All theyr worckes do they for the intent, that they maye be sene of men. They set abroade their philateries, & make large the borders of their garmentes, |
| 23:6 | & loue the vppermoste seates at feastes, & to sytt in the chefe place in councels, |
| 23:7 | & gretynges in the markett, and to be called of men, Rabbi. |
| 23:8 | But be not ye called Rabbi. For one is youre master, euen Chryst, and all ye are brethren. |
| 23:9 | And call no man youre father vpon the erth, for one is your father which is in heauen |
| 23:10 | Nether be ye called masters, for one is youre master, euen Chryst. |
| 23:11 | He that is greatest amonge you, shalbe youre seruaunt. |
| 23:12 | But whosoeuer exalteth him selfe? shalbe brought lowe. And he that humbleth him selfe, shalbe exalted. |
| 23:13 | Wo vnto you Scribes & Pharises, ye ypocrites, for ye shutt vp the kyngdome of heauen before men ye nether go in your selues, nether suffre ye them that come, to enter in. |
| 23:14 | Wo vnto you Scribes, & pharises, ye ypocrites: for ye deuoure wyddowes houses: and that vnder a pretence of longe prayer: therfore shall ye be the sorer punysshed. |
| 23:15 | Wo be vnto you Scrybes and Pharises, ye ypocrytes: for ye compasse see and lande, to make one proselyte: & when he is become one, ye make hym two folde moare the chylde of hell, then ye youre selues are. |
| 23:16 | Wo be vnto you ye blynde gydes, ffor ye saye: whosoeuer doth sweare by the temple: it is nothynge: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple, he is gyltye. |
| 23:17 | Ye fooles & blinde: For whether is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifyeth the gold? |
| 23:18 | And whosoeuer sweareth by the aultre, it is nothinge, but whosoeuer sweareth by the gyft that is vpon it, he is giltye, |
| 23:19 | ye foles & blynd for whether is greater? the gyft: or the altare that sanctifieth the gyft? |
| 23:20 | Whoso therfore sweareth by the aultre, sweareth by it, and by all thinges that are there on. |
| 23:21 | And whoso sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, & by hym that dwelleth therin. |
| 23:22 | And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the seate of God, and by hym that sytteth theron. |
| 23:23 | Wo vnto you Scribes & Pharises, ye ypocrites: For ye tyth mynt, and anyse, & commyn, & haue leaft the wayghtier matters of the lawe: iudgement, mercy, & fayth. These ought ye to haue done, & not to leaue the other vndone. |
| 23:24 | ye blynde gydes, which strayne out agnat, & swalowe a Camell. |
| 23:25 | Wo vnto you Scrybes and pharises, ye ypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter syde of the cuppe, & of the platter: but within they are full of brybery and excesse. |
| 23:26 | Thou blynde Pharise, clense fyrst that whych is wt in the cup & platter, that the outesyde of them maye be cleane also. |
| 23:27 | Wo vnto you Scrybes & pharises, ye ypocrites: for ye are lyke vnto painted sepulcres which in dede appeare beautifull outwarde but are wythin full of deed mens bones & of all fylthynes. |
| 23:28 | Euen so ye also, outwardlye appere ryghteous vnto men: But wythin, ye are full of faynednesse and iniquyte. |
| 23:29 | Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises, ye ypocrites: ye buylde the tombes of the Prophetes, and garnysihe the sepulchres of the ryghteous, |
| 23:30 | & saye: yf we had bene in the dayes of our fathers, we wolde not haue bene parteners wyth them in the bloude of the Prophetes. |
| 23:31 | And so ye be wytnesses vnto youre selues, that ye are the chyldren of them whych kylled the prophetes. |
| 23:32 | Fulfyll ye lykewyse the measure of your fathers. |
| 23:33 | Ye serpentes, ye generacion of vypers, how wyll ye scape the damnacyon of hell? |
| 23:34 | Wherfore beholde I sende vnto you Prophetes & wyse men, & scrybes, and some of them ye shall kyll & crucifye: & some of them shal ye scourge in youre synagoges, & persecute them from cytie to cytie: |
| 23:35 | that vpon you maye come all the ryghteous bloude whych hath bene shedd vpoon the erthe, from the bloude of ryghteous. Abel, vnto the bloude of Zachary sonne of Barachias, whom ye slewe betwene the temple & the altare. |
| 23:36 | Uerely I saye vnto you: all these thynges shall come vpon this generacion. |
| 23:37 | O Ierusalem, Ierusalem, thou that kyllest the prophetes, & stonest them which are sent vnto the: how often wolde. I haue gathered thy chyldren together, euen as the henne gathereth her chyckens vnder her wynges, & ye wolde not? |
| 23:38 | Beholde youre house is left vnto you desolate. |
| 23:39 | For I saye vnto you: ye shall not se me hence forth, tyll that ye saye blessed is he, that commeth in the name of the Lorde. |
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