Matthew 23:25

Woe to{you}, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders, that you-are-cleansing outwardly the of{the cup} and of{the dish}; moreover, inwardly are-brimming out of{seizure[i.e. taking from]} and of{intemperance}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

24Blind way-leaders, the straining the gnat moreover drinking-down the camel.

26Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the within of{the cup} and of{the dish}, in-which-place also the without[i.e. outside] of{same} may-become clean.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:19for out of{the heart} are-being-come-out evil dialog-iz-ations, murders, adulteries, sexual-immoralities, thefts, false-witnesses, evil-assertion-ias.

Luke 11:39Moreover, the Lord says toward same, "Now you, the Pharisees, are-cleansing the outwardly of{the cup} and of{the platter}; moreover, the inwardly of{you} is-brimming of{seizure[i.e. taking from]} and of{evil-ia}.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 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. 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. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →

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