Matthew 23:29
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,”
οὐαί
Woe, grief, calamity. Ouai. Jesus spoke this word over cities that witnessed miracles and did not repent. It is the sound of judgment meeting unbelief. Do not make it your portion.
γραμματεύς
scribes
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γραμματεύς
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Φαρισαῖος
Pharisees
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Φαρισαῖος
Separatist, religious sectarian. Pharisaios. The Pharisees prized external separation and legal precision above all else, yet Jesus reserved his sharpest rebukes for them. Religion without mercy becomes its own kind of lawlessness. Guard your heart against the pride of the set-apart.
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ὑποκριτής
hypocrites!
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ὑποκριτής
Hypocrite, pretender, actor. Hypokritēs. Jesus reserved his sharpest words for those who performed righteousness outwardly while remaining corrupt within. Be what you appear to be.
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οἰκοδομέω
you build
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οἰκοδομέω
To build, to construct, to edify. Build one another up. Every believer is both a building and a builder. You are being built up and you are building others.
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τάφος
tombs
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τάφος
Grave, tomb, place of burial. Taphos. You are like whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside but full of dead men's bones. What we hide inside always outlasts the surface we present.
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προφήτης
prophets
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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κοσμέω
adorn
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κοσμέω
Adorn, put in order. Kosméō. God's people are called to adorn the gospel through righteous living, not merely outward decoration. Let your life make the teaching beautiful.
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μνημεῖον
monuments
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μνημεῖον
Tomb, memorial, place of burial. Mnēmeîon. The stone was rolled away and the tomb stood empty. What was meant to hold death became the loudest proof of life.
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δίκαιος
righteous
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δίκαιος
Just, righteous, innocent. Díkaios. The righteous will live by faith, and God declares righteous those who trust in him. Character and conduct are both in view. Be what you are declared.
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