Matthew 23:27
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Woe 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.”
πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
νεκρός
of the dead
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νεκρός
Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.
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ὀστέον
of bones
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ὀστέον
A bone. Not one of His bones will be broken. The Passover lamb's bones were not broken. Jesus fulfilled this in precise detail. Prophecy is always exact.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ὡραῖος
beautiful,
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ὡραῖος
belonging to the right hour or season (timely), i.e. (by implication) flourishing (beauteous (figuratively))
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ὑποκριτής
hypocrites!
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ὑποκριτής
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
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φαίνω
appear
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φαίνω
to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
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ἔσωθεν
Inside
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ἔσωθεν
from inside; also used as equivalent to G2080 (ἔσω) (inside)
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τάφος
tombs
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τάφος
a grave (the place of interment)
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κονιάω
whitewashed
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κονιάω
by analogy, lime); to whitewash
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γέμω
they are full
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γέμω
to swell out, i.e. be full
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ἔξωθεν
outside
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ἔξωθεν
external(-ly)
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παρομοιάζω
you resemble
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παρομοιάζω
to resemble
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γραμματεύς
scribes
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