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Matthew 23
23
Matthew
Jerusalem: conflict and teaching
Bugun Bible
Christ
, person
Jerusalem
, place
Moses
, person
Barachiah
, person
Abel
, person
Zechariah
, person
Bugun Bible
Berean Standard Bible
1
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BH Chiihphado Isu è bran ibrog nane awai samoythek shii yao,
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Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
2
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Iphey yua pha masdothek nane pharisithek ne Moses pha Iphey yua ne rai pha riichai phi ne ruii ro.
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“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3
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Ji-è, nathek ne ithek muyua jithek nuii ne rek bo; Jishii, ithek mirek jithek nui ne arek rabo, jimagunde, ithek ne nyie yua pha ji ne awaithek ne arek ro.
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So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
4
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Ithek ne branthek pha phadung shii miihan ahan mua pha han yi srane awaithek ne wad ìujia de miihan shii khoh ne anong gieng ro.
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They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5
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Ithek ne awaithek shii branthek shii doh yi pha rek ne rai ro. Ithek ne awaithek shii doh yi pha yung shii jigigam zey ne khrug nane phaliing shii miak phro! ithek ro yung khama boh ji doh yi! Chiih-è ithek ro rugud pha mirgong ji bajo phiang guii rone riig yi!
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All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
6
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ithek ne michie chie pha ishak shii de ithua wie gua ne dug, Jewthek misiahòthek shii de ong ne ruii pha biangthek shii dug;
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They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
7
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ithek ne branthek è ithek shii bajaraithek hà ilab phi ne masdo rone ho pha ji wie now.
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the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8
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Nawaithek chung ne Masdo Nyieliieshii ithek ne khuiinothek ro chiih-è ithek masdo ne jia bie ro.
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But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9
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Chiih-è, ithek ne ichiih sohnyiak shii hanyie shii de aphuii aho rabo, nyieliieshii, nathek ro Aphuii ne hamang pha Aphuii jia bie ro.
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And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10
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Chiih-è, nawaithek chung dumuii de aho rabo, nyieliieshii, ithek ne ò bie ro, chiih-è, nathek pha dumuii ne Masi bie ro.
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11
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Nathek duchoi shii hanyie ne zab è boh rek pha now arone, zab ro khiao rek bi bo.
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The greatest among you shall be your servant.
12
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Hanyie è awaishii boh rek ne rai arone aishii ne ìu rey yi phro, chiih-è, hanyie ne ìu rek ne rai arone, aishii ne boh rey yi phro.
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For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13
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Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek wo! Nathek shii ne khama buii thog ruii ro, Lawasdai nathek wo! Nathek è hamangkhung pha Sajathua pha habin ne branthek pha mizia shii kheb muii ro. Chiih-è, nawaithek de ji pha bucho shii akhud, branthek shii de ji pha bucho shii akhud yi.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
14
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Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek wo! Nathek ne khama buii mua ruii phro! Lawasdai pho nathek wo! Nathek ne misiungthek shii lai dia ne ithek hò wuii srane ithek manathek riao ne yie maphi ro. Ji è rek nede ithek ne bajo phiang sia pha doh yi ro. Jiphachiang è ithek shii ne zab è awie lago phi ruii phro!
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Not in the BSB
Not in the earliest manuscripts
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Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek! Lawasdai nathek! Nathek shii khama buii thog ruii phro! Nathek è jia shii yang ne noh pha, khamuiithek hiìa ne zab pha thiigthek hà wuii phro, chiih-è nathek è ji rek mua dun nede, nawai è ji pha bran shii nawaithek rog shii thumuluii hà dun sbo dinne de nyichiieng rek yi ro.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
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“Miegthi dumuii nathek wo! Nathek ne khama buii mua ruii phro. Nathek è yua ne rai,” Hanyie è Misiahò pha ibeng è surua thak arone ai ne ji pha surua è achun din phro, jimagunde hanyie è Misiahò san ibeng è surua thak arone ji pha surua è awaishii chun din phro.
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Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
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Miegthi bi-ìe nathek! Khi pha muna yi bajo so ba ga? San ba asi pha san shii so pha Misiahò ji bey?
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You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
18
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Nathek è hì de yau ne ruii ro, “Hanyie è sraibao pha ithua pha ibeng è surua thak arone, ai ne ji pha surua è achun din phro; Jishii, ai è sraibao pha ithua shii zud pha lasen ibeng è surua thak arone, ai ne ji pha surua è chun din phro.”
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And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
19
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Nathek ne khama pha miegthi pho ga? Khi pha muna yi bajo chid pha muna ga? Sraibao shii zid pha lasen ba bey? Asi pha yi lasen shii so rab pha sraibao ji bey?
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You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
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Ji-è, khuchung magunde, bran jia è sraibao pha ibeng è surua thak arone, ai ne sraibao pha ithua phi pha lasen ibeng è de surua thakjong ro;
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So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
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chiih-è, khuchung magunde ai è Misiahò pha ibeng è surua thak arone, ai ne thiichiih rai pha Hamangkhung-aphuii ibeng è surua thakjong ro.
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And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
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Chiih-è, khuchung magunde giak è hamangkhung pha ibeng è surua thak arone, ai ne Hamangkhung-aphuii hanyie è ji pha biang boh pha dug pha ibeng è de surua thak ro.
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And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
23
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Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek! Lawasdaithek wo! Nathek shii khama buii thog ruii pha um ro! Nathek ne iwoikhabua, phadina, buzo, wieng ji è biiriie sua yie ne Hamangkhung-aphuii shii phi magunde ithek ne Iphey shii bajo chid pha muyua, ji ne wie che pha, bushun rek pha, isiie rek pha muyuathek rone anuii ro. Ji-è ithek ne gai shii de asnai pha nyi-minyie shii nui ne rek chid phro.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
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Miegthi dumuiithek wo! Nathek ne nawaithek gog è mujo chiing muii, jishii nathek ne yua phiang suduii shii ne min muii!
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You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
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Nathek shii ne khama diig phro, Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek wo! Lawasdai nathek! Nathek ne nawaithek gogthek nane shiikhiiathek ne fuang hà sud, jimagunde iliing hà ne mak rek pha nane iwed è ley ro.
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
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Miegthi Pharisithek wo! Gog bucho hà nyie um pha ji sud bi bo, chiihphado fuang pha ji è nyasow dun phro!
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Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
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Nathek shii ne khama diig thog ruii phro! Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek wo! Lawasdai nathek wo! Nathek ne wieng shii chun shun pha duiine ro, fuang hà ne bajo khie doh jimagunde iliing hà ne izaingthek nane ishongthek um ro.
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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.
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Ji duiine, fuang hà nathek ne zab shii wie dong phi, Jishii iliing hà ne ley Lawasdai nane layogthek um ro.
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In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29
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Khinyama diig thog ruii phro! Iphey yua pha masdothek nane Pharisithek wo! Lawasdai pho nathek wo! Nathek ne chaigthek shii wiengthek khie rab phi, chiih-è, hanyie è wie sieng pho shii now yi pha wieng shii wie midong shii chia ne rab phi;
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30
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chiih-è, ithek ne yao, gathek de guithek blangthek sieng pha ishak shii sieng arone gathek ne ithek duiine chaigthek shii a-ua phro.
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And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
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Nathek ne nawaithek shii chaigthek shii ua pho pha riingthek rone nuii muii ro!
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So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32
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Chiihphado nawaithek blangthek mujau marui pha ji jong pha rek bo!
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Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33
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Nathek phamthek nane phamthek pha anithek wo! Nathek ne thumuluii dun yi pha nin pha ji è khi-èrek ne yo mua pha luthong phlei?
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You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34
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Ji-è gu ne nathek shii yao dang phro, gu è nathek shii chaigthek nane khua pha bran nane masdothek thoh ruii phro; nathek è ithek giak shii ua muii phro, giak shii zun muii phro, chiih-è, giak shii Jewthek misiahòthek shii zuang srane nathek shii thawun hà gieng muii phro.
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Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35
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Jiphachiang è ichiig oi pha Abel shii ua muii pha ji yie ne nathek è Berachiah pha dufuii Zekharia hanyie shii Misiahò nane sraibao pha duchoi shii ua muii nathek ne khama sgoh rek pha ji ne lago ne nathek lakhung shii chiih ruii phro.
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And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36
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Gu ne nathek shii izai yao dang phro: jithek sgow pha zab lago ne duchung pha branthek lakhung shii chiih ruii phro!
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Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Nathek è chaigthek ua muii chiih-è Hamangkhung-aphuii è nathek shii thoh pha muapho shii de lubao chao nyia muii! Khemuii è awai iduiithek shii awai iyig hà phiig pha duiine gu khama chiieng gu ne nathek branthek shii gu wad è giak phi pha yang, Jishii nathek gu shii arek yi ro!
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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
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Ji-è, nathek ro Misiahò thoh muii ne isoloi rey ruii phro.
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Look, your house is left to you desolate.
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Thuh è thiwing, gu nathek shii izai yao phro: Hanyie yi Ithong ibeng è wuii pho aishii ne Hamangkhung-aphuii è khirzey phi bo, ji ayao sapho shii ne sudoh nathek ne gu shii khuchung de adoh phro.
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For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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