Matt. 23:13 in context
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Matthew 23:13

[In the following points, Jesus expresses deep despair over the decline of spiritual leadership. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave eight blessings to the righteous, see Matt. 5:3–10. Now follow seven parallel opposite verbs.]
"Woe to you [expression of intense despair], scribes and Pharisees,
you hypocrites (who only put on a show for others).
You close [through your double standards the door to] the kingdom of heaven (the kingdom of the heavens) to (right in front of) people. You yourselves do not enter, and you prevent those who want to enter from doing so.
[In contrast to the first blessing that the kingdom of heaven belongs to those who are poor in spirit, see Matt. 5:3, the first verse goes to those who shut people out from the kingdom of heaven and a genuine relationship with God. Verse 14: "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you devour widows' houses and make long prayers for show, therefore you will receive greater punishment" is missing in most Greek manuscripts and early translations. The verse was probably added later to harmonize with Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.]
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Οὐαὶ   δὲ   ὑμῖν,   γραμματεῖς   καὶ   Φαρισαῖοι   ὑποκριταί,   ὅτι   κλείετε   τὴν   βασιλείαν   τῶν   οὐρανῶν   ἔμπροσθεν   τῶν   ἀνθρώπων·   ὑμεῖς   γὰρ   οὐκ   εἰσέρχεσθε   οὐδὲ   τοὺς   εἰσερχομένους   ἀφίετε   εἰσελθεῖν.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Οὐαὶ   δὲ   ὑμῖν,   γραμματεῖς   καὶ   Φαρισαῖοι   ὑποκριταί,   ὅτι   κλείετε   τὴν   βασιλείαν   τῶν   οὐρανῶν   ἔμπροσθεν   τῶν   ἀνθρώπων·   ὑμεῖς   γὰρ   οὐκ   εἰσέρχεσθε   οὐδὲ   τοὺς   εἰσερχομένους   ἀφίετε   εἰσελθεῖν.¶  

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TR has 24 Words, NA has 25 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3759
 Οὐαὶ (Oyai)
 Woe
Interjection Interjection
 INJ
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 however
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G4771
 ὑμῖν, (ymin,)
 to you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. second person dative plural
P-2DP
G1122
 γραμματεῖς (grammateis)
 scribes
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
N-VPM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5330
 Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
 Pharisees,
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
Title (title)
 N-VPM-T
G5273
 ὑποκριταί, (ypokritai,)
 hypocrites!
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
N-VPM
G3754
 ὅτι (oti)
 For
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2808
 κλείετε (kleiete)
 you shut up
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PAI-2P
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G0932
 βασιλείαν (basileian)
 kingdom
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G3772
 οὐρανῶν (oyranon)
 heavens
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPM
G1715
 ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen)
 before
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G0444
 ἀνθρώπων· (anthropon.)
 men;
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPM
G4771
 ὑμεῖς (ymeis)
 You
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
nom. pl. second person Nominative plural
P-2NP
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3756
 οὐκ (oyk)
 neither
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1525
 εἰσέρχεσθε (eiserchesthe)
 enter,
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PNI-2P
G3761
 οὐδὲ (oyde)
 nor even
Conj. Conjunktion
nom. Nominative
CONJ-N
G3588
 τοὺς (toys)
 those
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
T-APM
G1525
 εἰσερχομένους (eiserchomenoys)
 entering
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
V-PNP-APM
G0863
 ἀφίετε (aphiete)
 do you allow
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PAI-2P
G1525
 εἰσελθεῖν.¶ (eiselthein.)
 to go in.
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active inf. second aorist active infinitive
V-2AAN

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