Matthew 23:28

In 9 translations

BSB

In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

KJV

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

WEB

Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

ASV

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

LSV

so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

YLT

so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

DBY

Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

DRC

So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just; but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

GNV

So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι, ἔσωθεν δέ ἐστε μεστοὶ ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας.

RP2018

Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ μεστοί ἐστε ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας.

TR-Boyd

Οὕτω καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι, ἔσωθεν δὲ μεστοί ἐστε ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας.

SCR1894

ουτως και υμεις εξωθεν μεν φαινεσθε τοις ανθρωποις δικαιοι εσωθεν δε μεστοι εστε υποκρισεως και ανομιας

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• Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
• Matthew 23:5All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
• Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
• Hebrews 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Nothing in all creation…
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• Matthew 12:34–35You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil…
• Mark 7:21–23For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. All these evils come from within, and…
• Matthew 15:19–20For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
• Jeremiah 17:9–10The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

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