Literal KJV from the Greek |Ancient Hebrew trans. from Shem Tov CHAPTER 23 -Gr. | CHAPTER 23 -Heb. 1 Then spake Yeshua to the |1. Then spoke Yeshua to the people multitude, and to His talmidim, |and to His talmidim, 2 Saying: The Scribes and the |2. By saying: Upon the seat of P'rushim sat down on the seat of |Moshe sit the P'rushim and the Moshe: |Sages: 3 All things then, whatever they |3. And now all that they say unto tell you to keep, keep and do; But |you, keep/observe/guard and do; And do not according-to their works: |(yet) according to their standards for they say, and do not. |and deeds, don't do them: Since |they say, and (yet) they don't do. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and |4. And they demand and set forth hard to bear, and lay (them) on the|great burdens that the shoulders shoulders of men; but they wish not|of men aren't able to bear; and to move them with their finger. |(yet) they themselves, even by |their finger, they aren't willing |to move. 5 But all their works they do in |5. And all their deeds they do 'for order to be seen by men. And they |the view of faces-'. broaden their t'fillin, and enlarge|And they wear expensive garments the tzitziyot of their garments, |and large tzitziyot. 6 And they love the first couch in|6. They love to recline first in the suppers, and the first seats in|the banquet halls, and to be seated the synagogues, |at the synagogues first, 7 And the greetings in the |7. And to prostrate themselves in markets, and to be called by men, |the streets, and for them to be Rabbi, Rabbi. |called Rabbi. 8 But be not you called Rabbi: for|8. And you, don't you desire to be One is your Leader, {HaMashiach}; |called Rabbi: One -He is your and all you are brothers. |Rabbi, and all of you are brothers. 9 And call no one father upon the |9. And don't you call, of man on earth: for One is your Father, the |the earth, father: One -He is your (One) in the Heavens. |Father who is in the Heavens. 10 Neither be called leaders: for |10. And don't you be called Rabbi: One is your Leader, 'the Messiah |since One is your Rabbi, /HaMashiach'. |HaMashiach. 11 And the greater of you shall be|11. The greatest in your midst your servant. |shall serve you. 12 And whoever will exalt himself |12. And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever will |shall be humbled; and whoever is humble himself shall be exalted. |humble shall be exalted. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and |13. Oy- unto you, the P'rushim P'rushim, hypocrites! for you shut |and the sages, hypocrites! because up the Kingdom of the Heavens |you close the gate of the Kingdom before men: for you do not enter, |of the Heavens before 'the sons of nor to you allow the (ones) |man-', and you yourselves entering to enter. |don't enter; and the ones wanting |to enter, you don't permit them to |enter. 14 {Woe unto you, scribes and |14. Oy- unto you, the P'rushim P'rushim, hypocrites! for you |and the sages, hypocrites! because devour the widows' houses, and as a|you are those who devour and divide pretext (are) long praying: Because|the wealth of certain widows by of this you shall receive more |lengthy darash-: and abundant judgement.} |because of this, you shall suffer |a long punishment. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and |15. You encompass the sea and the P'rushim, hypocrites! for you go |land to bind the heart of one man about the sea and the dry (land) to|in your faith, and when he becomes make one proselyte, and when he |bound, he becomes doubly worse than becomes (so), you make him twofold |before. more a son of Gey-Hinnom- | than yourselves. | 16 Woe unto you, (you) blind |16. Oy- unto you, seat of the 'leaders-', the (ones) |blind, who say that he who swears saying, Whoever swears by the |by the Temple is not obligated, and Temple, it is nothing; but whoever |(yet) he who vows by anything which swears by the gold of the Temple is|is consecrated to the structure of a debtor! |the Temple is obligated to pay! 17 Fools and blind: for what is |17. Mad and blind ones: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple |greater, the Temple, or the thing that 'sanctifies-[sanctified]' the |consecrated to the Temple? gold? | 18 And (you say), Whoever swears |18. And (you say) whoever swears by by the altar, it is nothing; but |the altar is not obligated; and whoever swears by the gift upon it |(yet) he who swears that he shall is a debtor. |make an offering is obligated to |give it. 19 Fools and blind! For what is |19. Oy- blind one, which is greater, the gift, or the altar |more, the gift or the altar, the that sanctifies the gift? |Temple or the gift? 20 Then the (one) swearing by the |20. Whoever swears by the altar altar, swears by it, and by all the|swears by it, and by everything, things upon it. |whatever that is in it. 21 And the (one) swearing by the |21. {-} [And he who swears by the Temple, swears by it, and by the |Temple, swears by it, and by 'the (One) 'dwelling-[(that) dwelt]' in |One who-' abides it. |therein.] 22 And the (one) swearing by |22. And whoever swears by the Heaven, swears by the throne of |throne of Elohim/God, swears by it, Elohim/God, and by the (One) |and by the One who sits upon it. sitting upon it. | 23 Woe unto you, scribes and |23. Oy- unto them, the sages P'rushim, hypocrites! for you tithe|and the P'rushim! the ones who the mint and the dill and the |tithe the mint, and the dill, and cummin; and you have left (off) |the pomegranate; and (yet are) the weightier (matters) of the |those who commit robbery, and leave Torah: judgment, and mercy, and |undone that which is weightier, faith: 'These things one needs to |that is, judgements of the Torah: & do, and (yet) not to leave those |these are, the kindness, and the (others).-' |one should not forget them. 24 Blind 'leaders-'! the |24. Offspring of blind leaders! who (ones) straining out the gnat, but |are strict in the matter of the swallowing the camel! |gnat, and who swallow the camel! 25 Woe unto you, scribes and |25. Oy- unto you, the P'rushim P'rushim, hypocrites! for you |and the sages, because you clean cleanse the outside of the cup and |the cups and the platters from the the dish, but within they are full |outside, and (yet) inside them is of robbery and 'excess- |full of wickedness and [unrighteousness]'. |uncleanness. 26 Blind Parush! Cleanse first the|26. Hypocrite! First cleanse that inside of the cup and of the dish; |which is inside; in order that that the outside of them may become|might become pure that which is of clean also. |the outside. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and |27. Oy- unto you, the sages P'rushim, hypocrites! for you are |and the P'rushim, hypocrites! the like unto whitewashed graves, who |ones like unto whitened sepulchres, indeed appear beautiful outwardly, |which appear from the outside to but are within full of bones of |be beautiful unto 'the sons of man (the) dead, and of all uncleanness.|-', and (yet) in the |inside are full of the bones of the |dead and the filthy. CONTINUED: 28 So you also indeed outwardly |28. Thus, you seem from the outside appear righteous unto men, but |as tzaddikim- unto within are full of hypocrisy and |the 'sons of man-', and 'violation of the Torah.-<458>' |(yet) within you are full of |hypocrisy and wickedness. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and |29. Oy- unto you the P'rushim, hypocrites! because you |hypocrites, and the P'rushim and build the graves of the prophets, |the sages! because you build tombs and decorate the monuments of the |of the prophets and glorify righteous, |monuments of the tzaddikim, 30 And say, If we had been in the |30. And you say, If we had been in days of our fathers, we would not |the days of our fathers, we would have been sharers of them in the |not have permitted (them) to put blood of the prophets. |the prophets to death. 31 So you witnesses unto |31. In this you witness concerning yourselves, that you are sons of |yourselves, that sons you are of those murdering the prophets. |those who killed the prophets. 32 And you fill you up the measure|32. And you behave according to the of your fathers. |actions of your fathers. 33 Serpents! Offspring of vipers! |33. Serpents! seed of vipers! How How may you escape from the |shall you escape from the judgement judgement of the Gey-Hinnom? |of Gey-Hinnom if you don't turn in |repentance? 34 Therefore, behold, I send unto |34.'[-]-In that time said Yeshua to you prophets, and wise ones, and |the crowd of Y'hudim,' Therefore, scribes: And of them you shall kill|behold, I am sending unto you and execute on stakes, and of them |prophets and the sages and the shall you flog in your synagogues, |scribes: And some from them you and shall pursue from city to city:|shall kill, and some from them you |shall afflict in your synagogues, |and you shall pursue them from city |to city. 35 So, upon you comes all (the) |35. So as to place upon you the righteous blood poured out upon the|blood of every tzaddik- which has been poured out on righteous Hevel unto the blood of |the earth, from the blood of Hevel Z'kharyah ben-Berekhyah, whom you |the tzaddik unto the blood of murdered between the Temple and the|Z'kharyah ben-Berekhyah, whom you altar. |murdered between the Temple and the |altar. 36 Truly I say unto you, All these|36. In truth I say unto you, that things shall come upon this |shall come all these things upon generation. |this generation, 37 Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim, the|37. And upon Yerushalayim, the one (one) slaying the prophets, and |killing the prophets and removing stoning the (ones) sent unto her. |the ones sent. How many times I How often I desired to assemble |wanted to gather your children, as your children together in the way a|a hen gathers her chicks under her bird assembles together her young |wings, and you didn't want/desire under the wings, and you desired |it. (it) not! | 38 Behold, your house is left unto|38. Therefore, you will leave your you desolate. |houses desolate. 39 For I say unto you, You shall |39. In truth I say unto you, you not at all see Me from now (on) |won't see Me from hereafter, until until you say, Blessed (is) 'the |that (time) you say, Blessed is (One) coming-' in |'our Savior.-[He that comes in the (the) Name of 'HaShem/YHVH'. |Name of HaShem-.' -<[Heb.] Baruch haba b'Shem | 'Adonai/YHVH'> |