1 Then YAHUSHA spoke to the people and to His Disciples, saying, 2 “The Scribes and the Pharisees have the authority to tell you what the Law of Moses says. 3 So you should obey them. Do everything they tell you to do. But their behaviour is not a good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, that they don’t do themselves. 4 They make strict rules that are hard for people to obey. They try to force others to obey all their rules. But they themselves will not try to follow any of them. 5 The only reason they do what they do is for other people to see them.
They make their little Scripture boxes (TEFILLEN) bigger and bigger, and they make the tassels (TSIT TSIT) on their garments longer and longer so people will notice them. 6 These men love to have the places of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the Synagogues. 7 They love for people to show respect to them in the marketplaces and to call them ‘Rabbi.’ 8 But you must not be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you are all equal as brothers and sisters, and you have only one Teacher. 9 And don’t call anyone on earth ‘Father.’ For you have one Father and He is in the Heaven. 10 And you should not be called ‘Master’ either, for you have only one Master, the Messiah. 11 Whoever serves you like a servant is the greatest among you. 12 People who think they are better than others will be made humble. But people who humble themselves will be made great.
13 “Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven to mankind, you close the way of access. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop those who are trying to enter.
14 Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! Because you eat up widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers. Because of this you shall receive greater judgment.
15 Woe to you Scribes and you Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You travel across the seas and across different countries to find one person who will follow your ways. And when you find that person, you make them even worse than you are.
16 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You guide the people, but you are blind. You say, ‘If anyone uses the name of the Temple to make a promise, that means nothing. But anyone who uses the gold that is in the Temple to make a promise must keep that promise.’ 17 You are blind fools! Can’t you see that the Temple is greater than the gold on it? It’s the Temple that makes the gold Set-Apart you fools! 18 And you say, ‘If anyone uses the altar to make a promise, that means nothing. But anyone who uses the gift on the altar to make a promise must keep that promise.’
19 Damn, you are so blind! Can’t you see that the altar is greater than any gift on it? It’s the altar that makes the gift Set-Apart! 20 Whoever uses the altar to make a promise is really using the altar and everything on the altar. 21 And anyone who uses the Temple to make a promise is really using the Temple and Alahim, Who lives in it. 22 Whoever uses Heaven to make a promise is using Alahim’s Throne and the One Who is seated on it.
23 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You give Alahim a tenth of the food you get, even your mint, dill, and cumin. But you don’t obey the really important teachings of the Law: being fair, showing mercy, and being trustworthy. These are the things you should do. And you should also continue to do those other things too. 24 You guide the people, but you are blind! Think about a man picking a little fly out of his drink and then swallowing a camel! You’re exactly like that!
25 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You wash clean the outside of your cups and dishes. But inside they are full of what you got by cheating others and pleasing yourselves. 26 Pharisees, you are so blind! First make the inside of the cup clean and righteous, then the outside of the cup will also be clean.
27 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You are like white-washed tombs (all painted white). Outside they look fine, but inside they are full of dead people’s bones and all kinds of filth. 28 It’s exactly the same with you. People look at you and think you are obedient and righteous. But on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and evil.
29 Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees! You wicked hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets. And you show honour to the graves of the righteous people who were killed. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived during the time of our ancestors, we would not have helped them kill these prophets.’ 31 So you give proof that you are descendants of those who killed the prophets. 32 And you will finish the sin that your ancestors started!
33 You brood of evil vipers! You will not escape Alahim. You will all be judged guilty and destroyed! 34 So I tell you this: I send to you Prophets and Teachers who are wise and know the Scriptures. You will kill some of them. You will impale others on torture stakes. You will beat some of them in your Synagogues. You will chase them from town to town. 35 So you will be guilty for the death of all the righteous people who have been killed on earth. You will be guilty for the killing of that righteous man Abel. And you will be guilty for the killing of Zechariah son of Berachiah. He was killed between the Temple and the altar. You will be guilty for the killing of all the righteous, obedient people who lived between the time of Abel and the time of Zechariah.
36 Believe Me when I say that all these things will happen to this generation living now. 37 O’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. You stone to death those that Alahim has sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather them together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let Me. 38 Now your house will be left completely empty. 39 I tell you, You will not see Me again until that time when you will say, ‘Blessed is the One Who comes in the Name of YAHUAH.’”
(YAHUSHA MEANS ‘I AM DELIVERANCE’ FOR YAHUAH DIVORCED ISRAEL, DUMPED HIS OLD NAME, METAMORPHING INTO YAHUSHA THE NEW ALAHIM FOR DELIVERANCE !! ... PSALM 118 ... PS 118)
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