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Matthew 23:27

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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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.! forπαρομοιάζετεparomoiazeteye are likeπαρομοιάζω (paromoiazō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are like”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3945I resemble, am like.ye are likeτάφοιςtaphoissepulchresτάφος (taphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “sepulchres”, the to- or for-formG5028a burial-place, sepulcher, tomb, grave.sepulchresκεκονιαμένοιςkekoniamenoisto whitewashκονιάω (koniaō)verb, perfect passive participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to whitewash”, a completed action with a present resultG2867I whitewash, plaster over.οἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἔξωθενexōthenoutwardἔξωθενadverb — “outward”G1855(a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside.outwardμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.φαίνονταιphainontaito shineφαίνω (phainō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to shine”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “shine”.ὡραῖοιhōraioibeautifulὡραῖος (hōraios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “beautiful”, the subject formG5611fair, beautiful, blooming.This verse uses “beautiful”.ἔσωθενesōthenare withinἔσωθενadverb — “are within”G2081(a) from within, from inside, (b) within, inside; with the article: the inner part, the inner element, (c) the mind, soul.are withinδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γέμουσινgemousinfullγέμω (gemō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1073I am full of.fullὀστέωνosteōnmen's bonesὀστέον (osteon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “men's bones”, the of-formG3747a bone.men's bonesνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάσηςpasēsof allπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.of allἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasuncleannessἀκαθαρσία (akatharsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “uncleanness”, the of-formG167uncleanness, impurity.This verse uses “uncleanness”.uncleanness

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

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World English Bible

“ 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.

Darby Translation

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

Douay-Rheims

Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful, but within are full of dead men’s bones, and of all filthiness.

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