11 (A)But the greatest of you shall be your servant. 12 (B)Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

Eight Woes

13 (C)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, (D)because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:13 Late mss add (traditionally v 14): Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses even while for appearances’ sake you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation (as v 14); cf. Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47

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