Matthew 23:23–33

²³“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of ^rmint, dill, and cumin, ^syet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, ^tmercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others. ²⁴Blind guides! ^uYou strain out a gnat, yet 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 ^vand self-indulgence! ^w26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, ^xso the outside of it ^ymay also become clean.

²⁷“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, ^zwhich appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every 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 monuments of the righteous, ³⁰and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’ ^a31You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. ³²Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins! ^bc

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