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Matthew 23
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Matthew
Jerusalem: conflict and teaching
Baiso
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Jerusalem
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Barachiah
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Abel
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Baiso
Berean Standard Bible
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BSWE
ኤሰኮ የሱሳ ጎሳነና ኡሱኮ ኦአጋልሳታረነ ሃ አመ አዬሰ፥
BSB
BSB:
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
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BSWE
“ሴራ ካሙሴ ኦአጋልስሳራና ፋራሳዊል ሙሴ ኣን ሴራ ጎጎአጋልስስራዉን ኦዶናት እሶን ስሳመራ።
BSB
BSB:
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3
BSWE
ሃኑን እሶ እስኑን ካሰጋራን ዱባ ፈላ፥ ኦራዬን፥ አየሱን ጎአመን ጎጎአዬሳራንክ ማለ ላኮፈላራን፥ እሶ ኦፈላራን ፈሎ አሮፈልቴን።
BSB
BSB:
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
4
BSWE
አደና ስዳሚን ታዳንዳሞን ስዳነ ታአቲ ሽዬንጉረን ሃን ካእባዶ ጉት ካራን፤ እሶ ጎአመን ፈሪና ዱዶ ድኒን ላኮዶታራን።
BSB
BSB:
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
BSWE
“እባዶን ሙትን አመንጉረን ፈሎኦትሶ እባዶ ሆረ ቱሳይን አመረነ፥ ሻሺ ኣን በቤድትሶይ ሻታራን፥ ማልድያ ኣን ገነትሶይ ሻታራን፥ ጋሸኮት ሻርፍና ኤራሳታራን፤
BSB
BSB:
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
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BSWE
ታአሞ ባንኤ፥ ታካባጃንተ ባንኤ፥ አይሁድኮክ ምን ካኤብ ካሆራርጄ ባርጩማ ሀማጺን ጌላታራን።
BSB
BSB:
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
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BSWE
ኡሱማለና ግያ ኦሮ ኖጎዳ አታኖና ህኢ ታእባዶኮ ‘ካአጋልስሳቶ!’ አማም ኡማምን ዶታታራን።
BSB
BSB:
the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8
BSWE
“እስን ጎአመን ‘ካአጋልስሳቶ!’ አማም ላኮኡማምናታን፥ እስን ካአጋልስሳራ ኮ ካላልያ፥ እስን ዱባና አቢላልታን።
BSB
BSB:
But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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BSWE
ዳሩሪ ካግሮ ኣቦ ኮ ማንኮአብታን ማራን ኡሊ ማዮና ‘ኣቦ’ አም አሮኡንቴን።
BSB
BSB:
And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
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BSWE
እስኑን ባሊክስን ክርስቶሳ ማንኮሌሮ ማራን ‘ባሊ’ አማም አሮኡማንቴን።
BSB
BSB:
Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11
BSWE
እስን ኦሮኮ ዱባንኮ ካንጅንክ ካሌራ እስኑን ካሀንዳሮ ልናራ።
BSB
BSB:
The greatest among you shall be your servant.
12
BSWE
እስኦቴሳ ጦቂ ጦቂሳታራ የራታራ እስኦቴሳ ካየራሳታራ አደ ካባጃማራ።
BSB
BSB:
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13
BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል ዎኖናት ካዳሩረ ቶስ እባዶ ጎጎታቦንኮ ኡፋ ማንኮጩፋታን ማራን ኣኔ እስኑን! እስን መተክስኑን ላኮታብታን፤ ታብን ካዶታታሮና ላኮታብሳታን። [
BSB
BSB:
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.
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BSWE
እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል ኣኔ እስኑን! ምን ካጋልታንተል ሀዉአይ የላ፥ እባዶን ሙትን ኤብ ኤራሰን ማንኮኤባታን ማራን ካሜላን ፍርዳ እስን አታይናታን።]
BSB
BSB:
Not in the BSB
Not in the earliest manuscripts
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BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ካሙሴ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል፥ እስን እባዶት ኮ እስንኮ ካአጋልሳታሮ የልን በከይና ኡል ጉት ማንኮማራሙራታን ማራን እሶ ካኮታብሰን ጎራታ እስንኮ አምባ ካሮረ ታጋነም ኤለኒ ጎጎኢሮን ማንኮየላታን ማራን ኣኔ እስኑን!።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
“እስን ጃማስ ጃማስ ሆረ ሀይቴን ኦገጌሳታን፤ ኣኔ እስኑን! ‘ማዮና ቁሉክ ምን ካዋይ ጎአማተ ኮና ላኮዮ፤ አየሱን ጎአመን ቁሉክ ምን ካዋ ኦሮ ካግሮ ዎርቂ ጉት ጎአማተ አደ አማቶ ግያራን’ አማታን።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
እስን ጃማሲልና ጎዎሌ ዎርቂኮና ዎርቂ ካቁሎይሳሮ ቁሉክ ምንኮና ኤክያ ካሮራራ?
BSB
BSB:
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
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BSWE
ኡሱማለና ታፋላ ባንኤ ካአማታሮ እባዶን ኮና ላኮግሮ፥ አየሱን ጎአመን ታፋላ ባንኤ ካግሮ ጃርሶይ ጉት ጎአማትራን አማቶ ሀኑኡ ግያራን አማታን።
BSB
BSB:
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.’
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BSWE
እስን ጃማሌሳ ፋላኮና ታቁሎይሳቶ ታፋላ ባንኤኮ ኤክያ ካሮራራ?
BSB
BSB:
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
20
BSWE
ሃኑን ታፋላ ባንኤይ ካአማተራ ካኮፋላታራን ጉት ካግሮ ዱባይ አማታራ።
BSB
BSB:
So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
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BSWE
ኡሱማለና ቁሉክ ምን ካዋይ ካአማተ ቁሉክ ምን ካዋይ ኦሮ ካግሮና አማታራ።
BSB
BSB:
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
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BSWE
ዳሩሪ ካአማተ ኮርፍንጀ ካዋይ ጉት ካሀማጼሮይና አማታራ።
BSB
BSB:
And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
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BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ካሙሴ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል ኣኔ እስኑን! አኑጋኮ፥ ዴቦኮና ኦካሸኮ ካሆራርጄ ሆራ ዋዉን ስሳታን፥ ሴራ ኦሮ ካግሮ መተክ አየስ ካሌሮ፤ ፍርዳ ካሩም፥ ሻጋና፥ አብዳማኖ አደን ቱፋተታን። ኣኒዕ ሀኢሶን ህናኣና ፈልቴንዋ ካእዳንየ።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
እስን ጃማሌሳ ጃማሌሳ ሆረ ሀይቴን ኦገጌሳታን! ቢንኢ ኣን ካላሮ አየስ አሳብቴን ሻፋታን፤ ጋላ ኣን ካለያሮ አየስ አዴን ኤኔጋታን።
BSB
BSB:
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
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BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል፤ ኣኔ እስኑን! ካፋላ ያላኣና ካጡጋ ሁ ምና ታሳሬ ታላል ሻሻካራታን፤ ኦሮኦትሶ ጎአመን ሳማኖይና እስአዎዳይዋቲ አማጋመራ።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
አት ጃማክ ፋራሳውት ጣይ ሁ ካፋላ ያላኣና ካጡጋ ሁ ኦሮ ሙጭስ፤ ኤሰኮ ጉትክሶና ካሙጭመ ሌራ።
BSB
BSB:
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
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BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ ሴራ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል ጉትክሶ ባርሳ ጣላላመ ካኢዳሮ፥ ኦሮኦትሶ ጎአመን ካጎየ እባዶኮክ ለፋልና ባቲክ አየስ ዱባ ካአማጋመ ሂዬል ኣን ማንኮላታን ማራን ኣኔ እስኑን።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
እስና ሳሬ እባዶን ቁሉክ ኣን ላታን፥ ኦሮኦትስን ጎአመን ኢፍሳዳይና ሜላነይ ኦአማጋሜንያን።
BSB
BSB:
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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BSWE
“እስን ኢፍሳዶለ፥ ሴራ ካሙሴ ኦአጋልስሳታና ፋራሳዊል ኣኔ እስኑን! ካሄገሮል ኮክ ቃማል ግምባ ካቁሎሌ ቃማል ኢሳድሳ፥
BSB
BSB:
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30
BSWE
‘ካጣዎ ኦዶላልካንክ ጌሲ ካግነ ሌነዋ፥ ካሄገሮል ኮክ ኢግ ኡባኖይ እሶነ ዎታ ላኮላኔ’ አማታን።
BSB
BSB:
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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BSWE
ሂካኒና ካሄገሮል ላጋዴን ኦግረን ኦዶላልካንዉን ሳኒ ላኖክስን እስ ኦትስን ጉት አቶትናታን።
BSB
BSB:
So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32
BSWE
ጎርታኑን ኦዶላልክስን ፈልን ኦሀጋአቤረን ፈሎ ጉድሳ።
BSB
BSB:
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33
BSWE
“እስን ሀበሳል! ይስ ካጃራ ታባኖን ታጋነም ኤሌንኮት ሙርትኮ ምሲ ሄሲን ዳንዴታን?
BSB
BSB:
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34
BSWE
ሃኑን ካሄገሮ፥ ቃሮሌልና ሴራ ኦአጋልስሳራን ፋርናራ፥ ህናኣኮ ኮኮ ላጋድናታን፥ ኮኮና ሱይናታን፥ ካካለና አይሁድኮክ ምን ካኤብ ኦሮ ቦጭናታን። ካታማ ቶኮ ካታማ ታካለ ቶስ እስን እሶ ሆሮርናታን።
BSB
BSB:
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.
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BSWE
ሃኑን ቁሉክ ካኣቤላ ኢግኮ ሀጋአበረ ቁሉክ ምኒና ፋላ ማንኮፈላታራን ጠኤ ካላጋዴታን ኤረ ካበራክዩኮ ታ ካዛክራሳ ኢግ ጌሮ ኡሊ ጉት ካኡባተሮ ቁሉክ ኢግ ዱባን እስን ኦሆሳማታንታን።
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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.
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አን ሩምና አማራ ካሮረሮ አየስ ዱባን ህት አላታን ሆሳማታ።
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Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
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“አት ኢየሩሳለም፥ ካሄገሮ ታላጋዳታ፥ ኩ ቶስ ኦፋራመራና ኤኤሞይ ታኤጋታ አት ኢየሩሳለም ሉካለ ጩጩተክሴ ባልክሰ ሄገሊ ጎጎኩኩይሳቶይ፥ እባዶካ ኩኩይስን ምያ ጋለ አን ዶተ፥ እስን ጎአመን እ ላኮአንተታን።
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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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ጎርታ ቁሉክ ምን ካኤብካክስን ኦና ሊ ሄስናራ።
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Look, your house is left to you desolate.
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ሃንሱን፥ ‘ካጎታ መገ ካኤመታራ ካሶማሳመያ’ ታ አንታኒ ጊን ሂካ ጎራታኮ ሀጋአብረ እስን ካላም እን ላኮዴታን።”
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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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