Matthew

Matthew 23:15

¹⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell^d as you are.

Footnotes

d 23:15 Greek Gehenna; also in verse 33

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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 traverse	περιάγετε	periagete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4013 I lead about, go about
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sea	θάλασσαν	thalassan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2281 the sea, lake
to win	ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
a single	ἕνα	hena	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1520 one
convert	προσήλυτον	prosēlyton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4339 a proselyte
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
when	ὅταν	hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
he becomes	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
you make	ποιεῖτε	poieite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
twice as much	διπλότερον	diploteron	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G1362 double, two-fold
a son	υἱὸν	huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of hell	γεέννης	geennēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1067 Gehenna
as you are	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

Cross-references

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Acts 13:10 · Ephesians 2:3 · Acts 13:43 · John 8:44 · Galatians 4:17 · Acts 14:2 · Galatians 6:12 · Matthew 5:22 · Acts 17:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.