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.Matthew 23:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οὐαὶ δὲ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί, ὅτι κλείετε τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ὑμεῖς γὰρ οὐκ εἰσέρχεσθε οὐδὲ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἀφίετε εἰσελθεῖν.
- ΟὐαὶOuai“Woe”Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi“Pharisees”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from Φαρισαῖος · “Pharisee” · Strong's G5330
- ὑποκριταί,hupokritai“hypocrites!”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὑποκριτής · “hypocrite” · Strong's G5273
- ὅτιhoti“For”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- κλείετεkleiete“you shut up”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from κλείω · “to shut” · Strong's G2808
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐρανῶνouranōn“heavens”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthen“before”Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1715
- τῶνtōn“<the>”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōn“men;”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“You yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- οὐκouk“neither”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- εἰσέρχεσθεeiserchesthe“enter”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- οὐδὲoude“nor even”Conjunction, nominative · from οὐδέ · “and not” · Strong's G3761
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- εἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenous“entering”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- ἀφίετεaphiete“do you allow”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863I
- εἰσελθεῖν.eiselthein“to go in.”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)