KJV King James Version
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
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Matthew 23:29
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
WEB World English Bible
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
ASV American Standard Version
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the righteous,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
Surrounding context — Matthew 23
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.
31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
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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: thatοἰκοδομεῖτεG3618 · oikodomeōto buildτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoτάφουςG5028 · taphosgraveτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροφητῶνG4396 · prophētēsprophetκαὶG2532 · kaiandκοσμεῖτεG2885 · kosmeōto arrangeτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoμνημεῖαG3419 · mnēmeiongraveτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαίωνG1342 · dikaiosjust
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