American Standard Version (ASV):
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.
King James Version (KJV):
‹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.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess.
King James Version (KJV):
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.
King James Version (KJV):
[Thou] ‹blind Pharisee, cleanse first that› [which is] ‹within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
King James Version (KJV):
‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier› [matters] ‹of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!
King James Version (KJV):
[Ye] ‹blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
King James Version (KJV):
‹And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
King James Version (KJV):
‹And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
King James Version (KJV):
[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›
American Standard Version (ASV):
He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
King James Version (KJV):
‹Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.›
American Standard Version (ASV):
Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?
King James Version (KJV):
[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›