MATTHEW 23 Compare §63 portions ABC

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-25 crites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first26 the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. (§132 M)

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-23 crites! for ye tithe mint and 3anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides, which strain out the24 gnat, and swallow the camel. (8132 L)

DD But all their works they do for to be seen of 5 men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love 6 the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market- 7 places, and to be called of men, Rabbi. (§132 D) E Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-27 crites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear right-28 eous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. (§132 N)

G Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous 4 to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. (8132C)

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LUKE 11:37-54

A Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to37 'dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, he38 marvelled that he had not first washed before 'dinner. And the Lord said unto him,

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Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye foolish ones,40 did not he that made the outside make the inside also? Howbeit give for alms those41 things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

c But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe42 mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgement and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

4 Or Teacher 5 Many ancient authorities omit

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Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts. (8132D=Lk 20:46)

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MATT 23

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo-29 crites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous, and say,30 If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye witness toз1 yourselves, that ye are sons of them that slew the prophets. (81320)

I Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets,34 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: that upon you may come all the35 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. Verily I say unto you, All these36 things shall come upon this generation. (§132 Q) J But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,13 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.3 ($132 I)

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Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I49 will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; that50 the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; from the blood of51 Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the 'sanctuary: yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.

J Woe unto you lawyers! for ye took away52 the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

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LUKE 12:1-12

A In the mean time, when the many thou-I sands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, BB Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing 2 covered up, that shall not be revealed: and hid, that shall not be known.

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Wherefore what- 3 soever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

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you my friends, Be not afraid of them which kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom ye 5 shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath 'power to cast into 'hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

8 Or authority 9 Greek Gehenna

B Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. (869 A=Mt 16:6)

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For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light. (847 R=Lk 8:17)

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Are not two sparrows sold for29 a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father: but the very hairs30 of your head are all numbered. Fear not there-31 fore; ye are of more value than many sparrows. GG Every one therefore who shall confess 'me32 before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall33 deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. (§57 H-K)

нн And whosoever shall speak a word against12: the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but32 whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him. (§45 J)

I1 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious10: how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given19 you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is20 not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. (857 C)

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Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. But the very 7 hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows. GG And I say unto you, Every one who shall 8 confess 'me before men, 'him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: but 9 he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God. H And every one who shall speak a wordi against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

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when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Spirit shall teach12 you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

LUKE 12:13-21

A And one out of the multitude said unto him,13 3Master, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. But he said unto him, Man, who14 made me a judge or a divider over you? And15 he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: 4for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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And he spake a parable16 unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he17 reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull18 down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my corn and my goods. And19 I will say to my 5soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, 20

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F And not a hair of your head shall perish. G For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds. (873 C=Mt 16:27)

■ Therefore I say unto you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. (845 I-K-Mt 12:31-32)

G For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. (873 C=Lk 9:26)

I Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer: for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay. (§1341= Lk 21:14-15)

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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solo-29 mon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God doth so clothe the grass of the30 field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

FF Be not therefore anxious, saying,31 What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all32 these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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But seek ye first his kingdom, and his33 righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Be not therefore anxious for the mor-34 row: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (§38 DE) I Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the19 earth, where moth and rust doth consume, and where thieves 'break through and steal:

but lay up20 for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not 'break through nor steal:

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for where thy21 treasure is, there will thy heart be also. (§38 A)

LUKE 12:22-34

A And he said unto his disciples,

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Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. For the 3life is more than the23 food, and the body than the raiment.

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sider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

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And which of you25 by being anxious can add a cubit unto his 4stature? If then ye are not able to do even26 that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

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Consider the lilies, how they27 grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God 28 doth so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O ye of little faith?