But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “however” (δὲ) before you here.
Οὐαὶouaiwoeοὐαίparticle — “woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.woeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youγραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the calling formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Pharisees”, the calling formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.Phariseesὑποκριταίhupokritaihypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the calling formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.hypocritesὅτιhoti! forὅτιconjunction — “! for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.! forκλείετεkleieteye shut upκλείω (kleiō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye shut up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2808I shut, shut up.This verse uses “shut”.ye shut upτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανῶνouranōnof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenἔμπροσθενemprosthenagainstἔμπροσθενpreposition — “against”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.againstτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.menὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.οὐκoukyourselves, neitherοὐ (ou)adverb — “yourselves, neither”G3756no, not.yourselves, neitherεἰσέρχεσθεeiserchesthethem that are enteringεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “them that are entering”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.them that are enteringοὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousto go inεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to go in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “go in”.to go inἀφίετεaphieteto releaseἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to release”, an ongoing or repeated actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “release”.εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
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American Standard Version (1901)
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
World English Bible
“ Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Darby Translation
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for ye do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
Douay-Rheims
But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men, for you yourselves do not enter in; and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter.
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