Matthew 23:23–33

²³“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of^H mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice,^ae mercy, and faithfulness.^I These things should have been done without neglecting the others. ²⁴Blind guides!^af You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!

²⁵“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed^A and self-indulgence.^{a 26}Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,^B so that the outside of it^C may also become clean.

²⁷“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,^b which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity. ²⁸In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

²⁹“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, ³⁰and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’ ³¹So you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets. ³²Fill up, then, the measure of your ancestors’ sins!^c

³³“Snakes! Brood of vipers! How can you escape being condemned to hell?^Dd