Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
Matthew 23:27 - Y'all Version Bible “Woe to y’all, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For y’all are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inwardly are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you are like tombs that have been whitewashed, which look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead men's bones and everything impure. American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Common English Bible “How terrible it will be for you legal experts and Pharisees! Hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs. They look beautiful on the outside. But inside they are full of dead bones and all kinds of filth. Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones, and of all filthiness. |
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
“Whoever in the open field touches a person who was killed with a sword, or a person who died naturally, or a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean seven days.
In the same way, y’all outwardly appear to humans as righteous, but inwardly y’all are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Woe to y’all! For y’all are like hidden graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit there judging me according to the law, but then you violate the law by ordering that I be struck?”
Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh try to compel y’all to be circumcised, but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.