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 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 dead men’s bones and every impurity.

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  1. Matthew 23:25 Or full of violence
  2. Matthew 23:26 Other mss add and dish
  3. Matthew 23:26 Other mss read of them

25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,(A) but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.(B) 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs,(C) which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.

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