Matthew

Matthew 23:13

¹³Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.^c

Footnotes

c 23:13 BYZ and TR include ¹⁴Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.See Mark 12:40|MRK 12:40and Luke 20:47.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	Οὐαὶ	Ouai	Interjection	G3759 woe!, alas!
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
scribes	γραμματεῖς	grammateis	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
you hypocrites	ὑποκριταί	hypokritai	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
You shut	κλείετε	kleiete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2808 I shut, shut up
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλείαν	basileian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
in men’s faces	ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	Preposition	G1715 in front, before the face
You yourselves	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
do not enter	εἰσέρχεσθε	eiserchesthe	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
nor	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
will you let	ἀφίετε	aphiete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
in	εἰσελθεῖν	eiselthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
those who	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
wish to enter	εἰσερχομένους	eiserchomenous	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1525 I go in, come in, enter

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Luke 11:52 · Matthew 23:29 · Matthew 23:23 · Matthew 23:27 · Zechariah 11:17 · Acts 8:1 · 2 Timothy 4:15 · 2 Timothy 3:8 · Isaiah 9:14–15 · Matthew 23:13–15 · Matthew 23:25 · Acts 5:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.