Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. New Living Translation Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. English Standard Version So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Berean Standard Bible In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Berean Literal Bible Thus indeed outwardly you also appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. King James Bible Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. New King James Version Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. New American Standard Bible So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. NASB 1995 “So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. NASB 1977 “Even so you too outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Legacy Standard Bible In this way, you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Amplified Bible So you, also, outwardly seem to be just and upright to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Christian Standard Bible In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Holman Christian Standard Bible In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. American Standard Version Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Aramaic Bible in Plain English So also you from the outside appear to the children of men as righteous, and from within are filled with evil and hypocrisy. Contemporary English Version That's what you are like. Outside you look good, but inside you are evil and only pretend to be good. Douay-Rheims Bible So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just; but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. English Revised Version Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. GOD'S WORD® Translation So on the outside you look as though you have God's approval, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Good News Translation In the same way, on the outside you appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and sins. International Standard Version In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Literal Standard Version so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Majority Standard Bible In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. New American Bible Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing. NET Bible In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. New Revised Standard Version So you also on the outside look righteous to others, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. New Heart English Bible Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Webster's Bible Translation Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Weymouth New Testament The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law. World English Bible Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Young's Literal Translation so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woes to Scribes and Pharisees…27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. 29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.… Cross References Proverbs 26:26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of impurity. Matthew 23:29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. Galatians 2:13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. Treasury of Scripture Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. ye also. Matthew 23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. Psalm 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. but. Matthew 12:34,35 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh… Matthew 15:19,20 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: … Mark 7:21-23 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, … Jump to Previous Appear Disregard Eye Full God's Good Honest Human Hypocrisy Iniquity Inside Insincerity Inwardly Law Outside Outwardly Righteous Righteousness Seem True. Way Within WrongdoingJump to Next Appear Disregard Eye Full God's Good Honest Human Hypocrisy Iniquity Inside Insincerity Inwardly Law Outside Outwardly Righteous Righteousness Seem True. Way Within WrongdoingMatthew 23 1. Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples5. His disciples must beware of their ambition. 13. He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness, 34. and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem. (28) Even so ye also . . .--A like image meets us in the words in which one of the Maccabean princes, Alexander Jannaeus, warned his wife on his death-bed to beware of "men who were painted Pharisees, expecting the reward of Phinehas, while their works were the works of Zimri." Iniquity.--Better, lawlessness--a reckless disregard of the very Law of which they professed to be the interpreters. Greek In the same way,οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. appear φαίνεσθε (phainesthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5316: Prolongation for the base of phos; to lighten, i.e. Show. to be righteous δίκαιοι (dikaioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. on the outside, ἔξωθεν (exōthen) Adverb Strong's 1855: (a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside. From exo; external(-ly). but δέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. on the inside ἔσωθεν (esōthen) Adverb Strong's 2081: From eso; from inside; also used as equivalent to eso. you are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. full μεστοὶ (mestoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3324: Full, filled with. Of uncertain derivation. of hypocrisy ὑποκρίσεως (hypokriseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 5272: From hupokrinomai; acting under a feigned part, i.e. deceit. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. wickedness. ἀνομίας (anomias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 458: Lawlessness, iniquity, disobedience, sin. From anomos; illegality, i.e. Violation of law or wickedness. Links Matthew 23:28 NIVMatthew 23:28 NLT Matthew 23:28 ESV Matthew 23:28 NASB Matthew 23:28 KJV Matthew 23:28 BibleApps.com Matthew 23:28 Biblia Paralela Matthew 23:28 Chinese Bible Matthew 23:28 French Bible Matthew 23:28 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 23:28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous (Matt. Mat Mt) |