'Then1Jesus3said4to the5crowds6and7to9his10disciples,9 “The7scribes8and9the10Pharisees11sit6on2Moses’4seat,5 so2do7and8observe9whatever34they tell5you,6but11not15the12works13they [do].14For18they preach,17but19donot20practice.21 They tie up1heavy4burdens,3hard to bear,6and7lay8themon9people’s13shoulders,11but15they themselves14are20not19willing to20move21them22with17their18finger.17 They do6all1their5deeds4to be seen9by7[others].11For13they make12their16phylacteries15broad12and17theirfringes20long,18 and2they love1the3place of honor4at5feasts7and8the9best seats10in11the12synagogues13 and1greetings3in4the5marketplaces6and7being called8rabbi12by9[others].11 But2you1are4not3to be called4rabbi,5for7you9have8one6teacher,11and13you14are16all12brothers.15 And1call4no3manyour5father2on6earth,8for10[you have]1112one9Father,14who15isinheaven.16 Neither1be called2instructors,3for4[you have]67one8instructor,5the9Christ.10 The1greatest3among you4shall be5your6servant.7 Whoever1exalts3himself4will be humbled,5and6whoever7humbles8himself9will be exalted.10 But2woe1to you,3scribes4and5Pharisees,6hypocrites!7For8you shut9the10kingdom11of heaven13in14people’s16faces.14For18you17neither21enter yourselves20nor19allow24those22who would enter23to go in.25 this version Greek do not have.1 Woe1to you,2scribes3and4Pharisees,5hypocrites!6For7you travel across8sea10and11land13to make14a single15proselyte,16and17when18he becomes19a proselyte, youmake20him21twice as much24a child22of hell23asyourselves.25 Woe1to you,2blind4guides,3who say,6‘If8anyone7swears9by10the11temple,12it is14nothing,13but16if17anyone15swears18by19the20gold21of the22temple,23he is bound [by his oath].’24 You blind3fools!1For5which4is7greater,6the8gold9or10the11temple12that has made14the15gold16sacred?14 And1you say,‘If3anyone2swears4by5the6altar,7it is9nothing,8but11if12anyone10swears13by14the15gift16that17ison18[the altar],19he is bound [by his oath].’20 You blind men!1For3which2isgreater,4the5gift6or7the8altar9that makes11the12gift13sacred?11 So2whoever1swears3by4the5altar6swears7by8it9and10by11everything1213on14it.15 And1whoever2swears3by4the5temple6swears7by8it9and10by11him12who dwells in13it.14 And1whoever2swears3by4heaven6swears7by8the9throne10of God12and13by14him15who sits16upon17it.18 Woe1to you,2scribes3and4Pharisees,5hypocrites!6For7you tithe8mint10and11dill13and14cumin,16and17have neglected18the19weightier20mattersof the21law:22justice24and25mercy27and28faithfulness.30These31[you] ought33to have done,34without36neglecting37the others.35 You blind2guides,1straining out4a5gnat6and8swallowing10a7camel!9 Woe1to you,2scribes3and4Pharisees,5hypocrites!6For7you clean8the9outside10of the11cup12and13the14plate,15but17inside16they are full18of19greed20and21self-indulgence.22 You blind2Pharisee!1First4clean3the5inside6of the7cup8and11theplate,that9the12outside13also11may be10clean.15 Woe1to you,2scribes3and4Pharisees,5hypocrites!6For7you are like8whitewashed10tombs,9which11outwardly12appear14beautiful,15but17within16are full of18dead people’s20bones19and21all22uncleanness.23 So1you3also2outwardly4appear6righteous9to [others],8but11within10you are12full13of hypocrisy14and15lawlessness.16 Woe1to you,2scribes3and4Pharisees,5hypocrites!6For7you build8the9tombs10of the11prophets12and13decorate14the15monuments16of the17righteous,18 saying,2‘If3we had lived4in5the6days7of9our10fathers,9we would13not11have13taken part with15them14in16sheddingthe17blood18of the19prophets.’20 Thus1you witness2against yourselves3that4you are6sons5of those7who murdered8the9prophets.10 Fill up,3then,1the4measure5of7your8fathers.7 You serpents,1you brood2of vipers,3how4are you to escape5beingsentenced8tohell?10 Therefore12I4send5you7prophets8and9wise men10and11scribes,12someof13whom14you will kill15and16crucify,17and18someyou will flog21in22your25synagogues24and26persecute27from28town29to30town,31 so that1on3you4may come2all5the righteous7blood6shed8on9earth,11from12the13blood14of righteous17Abel15to18the19blood20of Zechariah21the son22of Barachiah,23whom24you murdered25between26the27sanctuary28and29the30altar.31 Truly,1I say2to you,3all6these things5will come4upon7this10generation.9 O Jerusalem,1Jerusalem,2the [city]3that kills4the5prophets6and7stones8those9who are sent10to11it!12How often13would I14have gathered15your18children17together22as20a hen21gathers22her25brood24under26herwings,28and29you were31not30willing!31 See,1your6house5is left2to you3desolate.7 For2I tell1you,3you will7not45see7me6again,until10you say,12‘Blessed13ishe14who comes15in16the name17of the Lord.’”18