Matthew
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 23:28
“Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 23:28 Context
25Woe 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. 26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27Woe 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. 28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
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Other Translations
Euen so, yee also outwardly appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
- Basic English Bible
Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Darby Bible
Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- World English Bible
So ye with outforth semen iust to men; but with ynne ye ben ful of ypocrisy and wickidnesse.
- Wycliffe Bible
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
- Basic English Bible
Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Darby Bible
Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
- World English Bible
So ye with outforth semen iust to men; but with ynne ye ben ful of ypocrisy and wickidnesse.
- Wycliffe Bible
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 23:28
23:26 Ye build the tombs of the prophets - And that is all, for ye neither observe their sayings, nor imitate their actions.
23:30 We would not have been partakers - So ye make fair professions, as did your fathers.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 23:28
Mt 23:28 Ye also outwardly appear righteous. It was only in appearance and profession.