Matthew 23:29

Matthew 23 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
New King James Version

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
New American Standard Bible

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,
New International Version

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
The Amplified Bible

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build tombs for the prophets and decorate and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

Woe to you, men learned in the sacred Scriptures and Pharisees, actors in the stage of life, playing the role of that which you are not, because you are building the tombs of the prophets and adorning the sepulchral monuments of the righteous,
Phillips’ Modern English

“What miserable frauds you are, you scribes and Pharisees! You build tombs for the prophets, and decorate monuments for good men of the past,
Williams’ Language of the People

“A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you build tombs for the prophets, and decorate monuments for the upright,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Woe 3759 unto you, 5213 scribes 1122 and 2532 Pharisees, 5330 hypocrites! 5273 because 3754 ye build 3618 the 3588 tombs 5028 of the 3588 prophets, 4396 and 2532 garnish 2885 the 3588 sepulchres 3419 of the 3588 righteous, 1342
Mt. 23:28 π Mt. 23:30
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. 3. Elymas the Sorcerer; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard Paul expressly singles out Elymas as a son of the devil.

  2. Ritualism and Hypocrisy; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard The ruler of false religion’s first (but by no means the last) great victory in the church age (that is, after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost) was convincing men they needed to hold regular meetings and practice rituals in the name of Christ.

  3. True Words - Neil Girrard Modern New Testament prophets - if there really is such a thing – must speak only “edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” Right?
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