KJV King James Version
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 23:27
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
WEB World English Bible
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
ASV American Standard Version
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;
Surrounding context — Matthew 23
24 [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΟὐαὶG3759 · ouaiwoe!ὑμῖν,G4771 · suyouγραμματεῖςG1122 · grammateusscribeκαὶG2532 · kaiandΦαρισαῖοιG5330 · PharisaiosPhariseeὑποκριταί,G5273 · hupokritēshypocriteὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπαρομοιάζετεG3945 · paromoiazōto resembleτάφοιςG5028 · taphosgraveκεκονιαμένοιςG2867 · koniaōto whitewashοἵτινεςG3748 · hostis, hētiswho/whichἔξωθενG1855 · exōthenoutsideμὲνG3303 · menon the other handφαίνονταιG5316 · phainōto shine/appearὡραῖοι,G5611 · hōraiosBeautifulἔσωθενG2081 · esōtheninwardlyδὲG1161 · dethenγέμουσινG1073 · gemōbe fullὀστέωνG3747 · osteonboneνεκρῶνG3498 · nekrosdeadκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάσηςG3956 · pasallἀκαθαρσίας.G167 · akatharsiaimpurity
Cross-references
Acts 23:3Then 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?Luke 11:44Woe 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].Numbers 19:16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.Isaiah 58:1-2Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
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