Then Jesus spoke to the crowd and to his disciples,

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not.

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

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

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

and love the best places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues,

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

But do not be called Rabbi: for one is your Teacher, the Christ; and all you are brethren.

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

And call no man on earth your father: for one is your Father, who is in heaven.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

Neither be called teachers: for one is your Teacher, the Christ.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for you neither go in yourselves, nor allow those who are entering to go in.

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: therefore you shall receive greater condemnation.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you travel land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated!

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is guilty.

And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

Fools and blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.

Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it.

And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.

And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel.

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

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 you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

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

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

and say, If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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.

Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers' guilt.

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

Serpents, brood of vipers, how can you escape the condemnation of hell?

Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Truly I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

See, your house is left to you desolate.

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

For I say to you, You shall not see me again until you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.