Matthew 23:27

The Passion Translation

“Great sorrow awaits you religious scholars and Pharisees—frauds and imposters! You are nothing more than tombs painted over with white paint—tombs that look shining and beautiful on the outside but filled with rotting corpses on the inside.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:23

Smooth talk can hide a corrupt heart just like a pretty glaze covers a cheap clay pot.

Matthew 23:28

Outwardly you masquerade as righteous people, but inside your hearts you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Luke 11:44

“You Pharisees, what hypocrites! Your true character is hidden, like an unmarked grave that hides the corruption inside, defiling all who come in contact with you.”

Acts 23:3

Paul responded, “God is going to strike you, you corrupt pretender! For you sit there judging me according to the law, yet you broke the law when you ordered me to be struck.”

Galatians 6:12

All those who insist that you be circumcised are recruiting you so they can boast in their own achievement. They seek to avoid the persecution that comes with preaching the liberating message of the cross of Messiah!