| 13. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Matthew 23:13:1 ⧉Οὐαὶooehwoe Matthew 23:13:2 ⧉⸀δὲdebut Matthew 23:13:3 ⧉ὑμῖν,heemeento you Matthew 23:13:4 ⧉γραμματεῖςgramateesscribes Matthew 23:13:5 ⧉καὶkeand Matthew 23:13:6 ⧉ΦαρισαῖοιfariseeeePharisees Matthew 23:13:7 ⧉ὑποκριταί,heepokreetehypocrites Matthew 23:13:8 ⧉ὅτιhoteefor Matthew 23:13:9 ⧉κλείετεkleeeteyou shut Matthew 23:13:10 ⧉τὴνteenthe Matthew 23:13:11 ⧉βασιλείανvaseeleeankingdom Matthew 23:13:12 ⧉τῶνtonof the Matthew 23:13:13 ⧉οὐρανῶνooranonheavens Matthew 23:13:14 ⧉ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbefore Matthew 23:13:15 ⧉τῶνtonthe Matthew 23:13:16 ⧉ἀνθρώπων·anthroponpeople Matthew 23:13:17 ⧉ὑμεῖςheemeesyou Matthew 23:13:18 ⧉γὰρgarfor Matthew 23:13:19 ⧉οὐκooknot Matthew 23:13:20 ⧉εἰσέρχεσθε,eeserkhesteyou enter Matthew 23:13:21 ⧉οὐδὲoodenor Matthew 23:13:22 ⧉τοὺςtoosthose Matthew 23:13:23 ⧉εἰσερχομένουςeeserkhomenoosentering Matthew 23:13:24 ⧉ἀφίετεafeeeteyou allow Matthew 23:13:25 ⧉⸀εἰσελθεῖν.eeseltheento enter |
| 13. Formal Translation But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you close the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you yourselves do not enter, and you do not allow those who are entering to enter. |
| 13. Dynamic Translation But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you pretenders, because you bar people from the kingdom of heaven; you do not go in yourselves, and you stop those who are trying to go in. |