Matthew 23:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

Matthew 23:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 23:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 23:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”

Matthew 23:28 — World English Bible

Matthew 23:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. ”

Matthew 23:28 — American Standard Version

Matthew 23:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”

Matthew 23:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 23:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. ”

Matthew 23:28 — Darby Translation

Matthew 23:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.”

Matthew 23:28 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 23:28 in 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.

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What Does Matthew 23:28 Mean?

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