Matthew 23:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 23:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 23:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 23:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.”
Matthew 23:25 — World English Bible
Matthew 23:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. ”
Matthew 23:25 — American Standard Version
Matthew 23:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.”
Matthew 23:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance. ”
Matthew 23:25 — Darby Translation
Matthew 23:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are ful of briberie and excesse.”
Matthew 23:25 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:25 in Context — Matthew 23
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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.
What Does Matthew 23:25 Mean?
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