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MATT. XXIII. 13, 14.

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ὑποκριταὶ· ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν | for the wrath is come upon them to

χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι διὰ τοῦτο λήψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα.

But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! a 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.

the uttermost, 1 Thess. ii. 15, 16. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith, 2 Tim. iii. 8. VER. 14.

υποκριταὶ· ὅτι κλείετε τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, Γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, οὐρανῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ὑμεῖς γὰρ οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε, οὐδὲ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἀφίετε εἰσελθεῖν.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees,

damnation.

a Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The frst. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the Publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came unto you in the way of righte-hypocrites! a for ye devour widows' houses, ousness, and ye believed him not: but and for a pretence make long prayer: the Publicans and the harlots believ-therefore ye shall receive the greater ed him and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him, Matt. xxi. 31,32. Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye enter not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered, Luke xi. 52. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue, John ix. 22. Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner, 24. They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out, 34. But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus, Acts iv. 17, 18. Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us, v. 28. And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go, 40. Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway:

a Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless, Exod. xxii. 22-24. If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a Father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;-Then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade; and mine arm be broken from the bone, xxxi. 16—22. Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation, Mark xii. 40. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 2 Tim. iii. 6. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake, Tit. i. 10, 11. Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken

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the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness, 2 Pet. ii. 14, 15.

b Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? ver. 33. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee, xi. 24. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required : and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more, Luke xii. 48. My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater. condemnation, Jam. iii. 1. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not, 2 Pet. ii. 3.

VER. 15.

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, Γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταὶ· ὅτι περιάγετε τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὴν ξηράν, ποιῆσαι ἕνα προσήλυτον· καὶ ὅταν γένηται, ποιεῖτε αὐτὸν υἱὸν γεέννης διπλότερον ὑμῶν.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! a for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, bye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

a They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them, Gal. iv. 17. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ, vi. 12.

b But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren, Acts xiv. 2. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead, 19. But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and

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Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὁδηγοί τυφλοὶ, οἱ λέγοντες· Ὃς ἂν ὀμέσῃ ἐν τῷ ναῷ, οὐδέν ἐστιν· ὃς δ ̓ ἂν ὁμόσῃ ἐν τῷ χρυσῷ τοῦ ναοῦ, ὀφείλει.

Woe unto you, a ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, bit is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

a Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ver. 17. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also, 26. Let them alone: they the blind lead the blind, both shall be blind leaders of the blind. And if fall into the ditch, xv. 14. His watchthey are all dumb dogs, they cannot men are blind: they are all ignorant, slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter, Isa. lvi. 10, 11. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth, John ix. 39-41.

b But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition, Matt. xv. 5, 6.

VER. 17.

Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί· τίς γὰρ μείζων ἐστὶν, ὁ χρυσός, ἢ ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἁγιάζων τὸν χρυσόν ;

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MATT. XXI. 17-23.

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Ye fools and blind: for whether is | sweareth by the throne of God, and by greater, the gold, or the temple that him that sitteth thereon. sanctifieth the gold?

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Καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ ναῷ, ὀμνύει ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐν τῷ κατοικοῦντι αὐτόν·

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever, 1 Kings viii. 13. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? 27. But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever, 2Chron. vi. 2. And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house, vii. 2. LORD, I have loved the habitation of thine house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth, Psal. xxvi. 8. For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it, cxxxii. 13, 14.

VER. 22.

Καὶ ὁ ὀμόσας ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ἐμνύει ἐν τῷ πρόνῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ.

And he that shall swear by heaven,

a But I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne, Matt. v. 34. The LORD is

foot.

in his holy temple, the LoRD's throne is in heaven : his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men, Psal. xi. 4. Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my stool: where is the house that ye built unto me? and where is the place of my rest? Isa. lxvi. 1. Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord : or what is the place of my rest? Acts vii. 49. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald, Rev. iv. 2, 3.

VER. 23.

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, Γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταὶ· ὅτι ἀποδεκατοῦσε τὸ ἡδύοσμον, καὶ τὸ ἄνηθον, καὶ τὸ κύμινον, καὶ ἀφήκατε τὰ βαρύτερα τοῦ νόμου, τὴν κρίσιν, καὶ τὸν ἔλεον, καὶ τὴν πίστιν· ταῦτα ἔδει ποιῆσαι, nḍnsiva μn äpiévai.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! afor ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted b the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

* Gr. åvnov, dill.

a But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone, Luke xi. 42.

b But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, Matt. ix. 13. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless, xii. 7. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy

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neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets, xxii. 37-40. And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 1 Sam. xv. 22. To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice, Prov. xxi. 3. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings, Hos. vi. 6. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law, Gal. v. 22, 23. c Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven but whosoever shall do and teach them; the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven, Matt. v. 19, 20.

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into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day, xxvii. 6-8. And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him, Luke vi. 7. And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other, 10. Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover, John xviii. 28. Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber, 40.

VER. 25.

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, Γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταὶ· ὅτι καθαρίζετε τὸ ἔξωθεν τοῦ ποτηρίου καὶ τῆς παροψίδος, ἔσωθεν δὲ γέμουσιν ἐξ ἁρπαγῆς καὶ ἀκρασίας.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the out

Οδηγοί τυφλοί, οἱ διυλίζοντες τὸν κώ- side of the cup and of the platter, but νωπα, τὴν δὲ κάμηλον καταπίνοντες.

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

a Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Matt. vii. 4. Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition, xv. 2-6. And the Chief Priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them

within they are full of extortion and

excess.

a For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man, Matt. xv. 19, 20. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables, Mark vii. 4. And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? Luke xi. 39, 40.

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a Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit, Matt. xii. 33. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon, Isa. lv. 7. O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee? Jer. iv. 14. I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? xiii. 27.

Castaway from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart, and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? Ezek. xviii. 31. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh, Luke vi. 45. Having therefore these promises dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God, 2 Cor. vii. 1. Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water, Heb. x. 22. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners; and purify your hearts ye double-minded, Jam. iv. 8.

VER. 27.

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Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, Γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταὶ· ὅτι παρομοιάζετε τάφοις κεκο νιαμένοις, οἵτινες ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνονται ὡραῖοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ γέμουσιν ὀστέων νεκρῶν, καὶ πάσης ἀκαθαρσίας.

Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are alike unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

voice like a trumpet, and shew my a Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinance of justice; they take delight in approaching to God, Isa. lviii. 1, 2. Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them, Luke xi. 44. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? Acts xxiii. 3.

VER. 28.

Οὕτω καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μέν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ μεστοί έστε Toxpireç xal àvopsiaç.

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

a But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 5. But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart, 1 Sam. xvi. 7. Behold thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom, Psal. li. 6. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the LORD, search the heart, I try the reins, even to give to every man according to his ways,

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