Matthew 23:25 · King James Version
Matthew 23:25 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 23:25 in Other Translations
| KJV | 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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| WEB | “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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘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. |
| WBT | Woe to 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. |
| DBY | 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. |
Commentary on Matthew 23:25
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 23:25
within they are full of extortion--In Luke (Luk 11:39) the same word is rendered "ravening," that is, "rapacity."
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Questions about Matthew 23:25
What does Matthew 23:25 say?
Matthew 23:25 in the King James Version reads: “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.” Read it in the full context of Matthew 23, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 23:25 found in the Bible?
Matthew 23:25 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 23, verse 25, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 23:25 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Matthew 23:25 in the table on this page.
Thou blind Pharisee,.... Well might Christ call such an one a blind Pharisee, who was so scrupulously careful to cleanse his cup and platter; and yet made no conscience of filling them with what was gotten in an unjust way, and so defiled himself and them:
cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also: get food and drink in an honest way, remove all extortion and oppression out of thine hands, and luxury and intemperance from thy table; and so shall the outward cleanness of thy cup and dish, be no reproach unto thee, or testimony against thee, of thine hypocrisy. So the great concern of all men should be, inward purity; that their hearts be purified by faith in the blood of Christ, and sprinkled from an evil conscience by the same; that principles of grace and holiness be formed in them by the Spirit of God; and then their outward lives and conversations being influenced thereby, will be honourable and agreeable to their professions. Otherwise, an external reformation, or an outward show of holiness, and bare pretensions to it, without internal grace, will never be of any avail in the sight of God.