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12 And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.

Woe To You, Scribes And Pharisees. You Are Blind Guides. How Will You Escape Hell?

13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are shutting the kingdom of the heavens in-front-of [a] people. For you are not entering, nor are you permitting the ones entering to enter. 14 [b]

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  1. Matthew 23:13 You pull the door shut from the outside before they can enter.
  2. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts have here, ‘And woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of the widows, and are praying long for a pretense. Because of this, you will receive a greater condemnation’.

12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(A)

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

13 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!(B) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.(C) [14] [a]

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  1. Matthew 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.