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Matthew 23:25

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

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ΟὐαὶouaiWoeοὐαίparticle — “Woe”G3759woe!, alas!, uttered in grief or denunciation.Woeὑμῖνhuminunto 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.! forκαθαρίζετεkatharizeteye make cleanκαθαρίζω (katharizō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye make clean”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2511I cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context.ye make cleanτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔξωθενexōthenoutsideἔξωθενadverb — “outside”G1855(a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside.This verse uses “outside”.the outsideτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ποτηρίουpotēriouof the cupποτήριον (potērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the cup”, the of-formG4221a drinking cup, the contents of the cup; fig: the portion which God allots.of the cupκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.παροψίδοςparopsidosof the platterπαροψίς (paropsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the platter”, the of-formG3953prop: a dainty side-dish; meton: a plate, dish, platter.This verse uses “platter”.of the platterἔσωθενesōthenwithinἔσωθενadverb — “within”G2081(a) from within, from inside, (b) within, inside; with the article: the inner part, the inner element, (c) the mind, soul.withinδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γέμουσινgemousinthey are fullγέμω (gemō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they are full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1073I am full of.they are fullἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἁρπαγῆςharpagēsextortionἁρπαγή (harpagē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “extortion”, the of-formG724the act of plundering; plunder, spoil, robbery.extortionκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀκρασίαςakrasiasexcessἀκρασία (akrasia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “excess”, the of-formG192incontinence, intemperance (in wide sense), lack of restraint.excess

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.

World English Bible

“ Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter , but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.

Darby Translation

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness.

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