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Matthew 23:28

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew 23:28 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

    BBE

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

    DBY

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

    WEB

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

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

26Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

28Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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