Matthew 23:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

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  • Matt 23:5 : 5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
  • Heb 4:12-13 : 12 For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart. 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Mark 7:21-23 : 21 Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures, 22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts: 23 All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
  • Jer 17:9-9 : 9 The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it? 10 I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
  • Matt 12:34-35 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth. 35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
  • Matt 15:19-20 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words: 20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

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  • Matt 23:23-27
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    23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

    24 You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.

    25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

    26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

    27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.

  • Matt 23:29
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    29 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,

  • Luke 11:39-44
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    39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

    40 O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?

    41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

    42 But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

    43 A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

    44 A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

  • Matt 15:7-8
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    7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

    8 These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

  • Matt 23:13-16
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    13 But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

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    15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

    16 A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • Mark 7:6-7
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    6 And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

    7 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

  • Matt 23:3-6
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    3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

    4 They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

    5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

    6 And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

  • Matt 22:18
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    18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?

  • Luke 12:1
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    1 At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

  • Luke 12:56
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    56 O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?

  • Matt 7:5
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    5 You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.

  • Matt 6:16
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    16 And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

  • Matt 5:20
    70%

    20 For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

  • Matt 6:1-2
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    70%

    1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

  • Luke 6:26
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    26 Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

  • Matt 6:5
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    5 And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

  • Matt 23:31-34
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    69%

    31 So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

    32 Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.

    33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?

    34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;

  • Mark 7:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

    23 All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.

  • Luke 6:42
    69%

    42 How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.

  • Job 17:8
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    8 The upright are surprised at this, and he who has done no wrong is troubled because of the evil-doers.

  • Luke 11:47-48
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    47 A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

    48 So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

  • Matt 7:15
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    15 Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

  • Jas 1:22
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    22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

  • Matt 16:3
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    3 And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

  • Luke 20:46
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    46 Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

  • 1 Tim 4:2
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    2 Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron;