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12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13 Woe to you, you teachers of the law and Pharisees. There is such a gulf between what you say and what you do. You will stand before a crowd and lock the door of the kingdom of heaven right in front of everyone; you won’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from doing so.

[14 Woe to you, you teachers of the law and Pharisees. What you say is not what you do. You steal the homes from under the widows while you pretend to pray for them. You will suffer great condemnation for this.][a]

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  1. 23:14 The earliest manuscripts omit verse 14.

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.