Matthew 23:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐαὶ
ouaí
G3759
alas
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
γραμματεῖς
grammateús
G1122
scribe
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Φαρισαῖοι
Pharisaîos
G5330
Pharisee
ὑποκριταί
hypokritḗs
G5273
hypocrite
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
παρομοιάζετε
paromoiázō
G3945
to be like
τάφοις
táphos
G5028
grave
κεκονιαμένοις
koniáō
G2867
to whitewash
οἵτινες
hóstis
G3748
whoever
ἔξωθεν
éxōthen
G1855
outside
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
φαίνονται
phaínō
G5316
to shine
ὡραῖοι
hōraîos
G5611
blooming
ἔσωθεν
ésōthen
G2081
inside
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γέμουσιν
gémō
G1073
to be full
ὀστέων
ostéon
G3747
bone
νεκρῶν
nekrós
G3498
dead
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πάσης
pâs
G3956
all
ἀκαθαρσίας
akatharsía
G167
uncleanness
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of bones of the dead and all uncleanness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).