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Matthew 23:28

Integrity

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.

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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BSB
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
KJV
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
WEB
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
ASV
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
DARBY
Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
BLB
Thus also on the outside you⁺ indeed appear righteous to men, but on the inside you⁺ are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
ÅB
Slik ser også dere rettferdige ut fra utsiden, for menneskene, men innvendig er dere fulle av hykleri og urettferdighet.
OTB
På samme måte ser dere rettferdige ut for folk, men inni er dere fulle av hykleri og lovløshet.
B1930
Således synes også I utvendig rettferdige for menneskene, men innvendig er I fulle av hykleri og urettferdighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 16:15

    And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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  • Psalms 51:6

    Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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  • Matthew 23:5

    But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

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  • Matthew 12:34–35

    O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

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  • Matthew 15:19–20

    For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

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  • Mark 7:21–23

    For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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  • Hebrews 4:12–13

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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