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Matthew 23:15

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.	Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.	Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Woe^G3759 unto you^G5213, scribes^G1122 and^G2532 Pharisees^G5330, hypocrites^G5273! for^G3754 ye compass^G4013 sea^G2281 and^G2532 land^G3584 to make^G4160 one^G1520 proselyte^G4339, and^G2532 when^G3752 he is made^G1096, ye make^G4160 him^G846 twofold more^G1362 the child^G5207 of hell^G1067 than yourselves^G5216.

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Original Greek

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί, ὅτι περιάγετε τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ τὴν ξηρὰν ποιῆσαι ἕνα προσήλυτον, καὶ ὅταν γένηται, ποιεῖτε αὐτὸν υἱὸν γεέννης διπλότερον ὑμῶν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Οὐαὶ	Ouai	G3759	INJ	Woe
ὑμῖν,	humin	G5213	P-2DP	unto you
γραμματεῖς	grammateis	G1122	N-VPM	scribes
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
Φαρισαῖοι,	Pharisaioi	G5330	N-VPM	Pharisees
ὑποκριταί,	hupokritai	G5273	N-VPM	hypocrites
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	for
περιάγετε	periagete	G4013	V-PAI-2P	ye compass
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
θάλασσαν	thalassan	G2281	N-ASF	sea
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
ξηρὰν	xēran	G3584	A-ASF	land
ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	G4160	V-AAN	to make
ἕνα	hena	G1520	A-ASM	one
προσήλυτον,	prosēluton	G4339	N-ASM	proselyte
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ὅταν	hotan	G3752	CONJ	when
γένηται,	genētai	G1096	V-2ADS-3S	he is made
ποιεῖτε	poieite	G4160	V-PAI-2P	ye make
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
υἱὸν	huion	G5207	N-ASM	the child
γεέννης	geennēs	G1067	N-GSF	of hell
διπλότερον	diploteron	G1362	A-ASM-C	twofold more
ὑμῶν.	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	than yourselves

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1067 — γέεννα (géenna, gheh'-en-nah): Gehenna — of Hebrew origin (גַּיְא and הִנֹּם); valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment:--hell.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1122 — γραμματεύς (grammateús, gram-mat-yooce'): a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning — from γράμμα. a writer, i.e. (professionally) scribe or secretary:--scribe, town-clerk.
• G1362 — διπλοῦς (diploûs, dip-looce'): double, two-fold — from δίς and (probably) the base of πλείων; two-fold:--double, two-fold more.
• G1520 — εἷς (heîs, hice): one — a primary numeral; one:--a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also εἷς καθ’ εἷς, μηδείς, μία, οὐδείς.
• G2281 — θάλασσα (thálassa, thal'-as-sah): the sea, lake — probably prolonged from ἅλς; the sea (genitive case or specially):--sea.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3584 — ξηρός (xērós, xay-ros'): dry, withered, dry land — from the base of ξέστης (through the idea of scorching); arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water):--dry land, withered.
• G3752 — ὅταν (hótan, hot'-an): when, whensoever — from ὅτε and ἄν; whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as:--as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3759 — οὐαί (ouaí, oo-ah'-ee): woe!, alas! — a primary exclamation of grief; "woe":--alas, woe.
• G4013 — περιάγω (periágō, per-ee-ag'-o): I lead about, go about — from περί and ἄγω; to take around (as a companion); reflexively, to walk around:--compass, go (round) about, lead about.
• G4160 — ποιέω (poiéō, poy-eh'-o): I do, make — apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct):--abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare πράσσω.
• G4339 — προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos, pros-ay'-loo-tos): a proselyte — from the alternate of προσέρχομαι; an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte"):--proselyte.
• G5207 — υἱός (huiós, hwee-os'): a son, descendent — apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.
• G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς; to (with or by) you:--ye, you, your(-selves).
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).
• G5273 — ὑποκριτής (hypokritḗs, hoop-ok-ree-tace'): a hypocrite, dissembler — from ὑποκρίνομαι; an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite":--hypocrite.
• G5330 — Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaîos, far-is-ah'-yos): a Pharisee — of Hebrew origin (compare פָּרָשׁ); a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary:--Pharisee.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• for — Galatians 4:17, Galatians 6:12
• proselyte — Esther 8:17, Acts 2:10, Acts 13:43
• ye make — John 8:44, Acts 13:10, Acts 14:2, Acts 14:19, Acts 17:5-6, Acts 17:13, Ephesians 2:3

Reciprocal references (10): Psalms 64:5, Matthew 7:29, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 15:1, Matthew 23:13, Matthew 23:18, Luke 6:40, Luke 11:26, Acts 20:30, Galatians 6:13

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ACTIVITY, EVIL, FUTURE STATE OF THE WICKED, SCRIBES, TITLES AND NAMES
• Torrey’s: MISSIONARIES, ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE AS, PROSELYTES, TITLES AND NAMES OF THE WICKED, ZEAL
• Nave’s: CHURCH, ECCLESIASTICISM, HELL, HYPOCRISY, PHARISEES, SATIRE, TEACHERS

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