Matthew 6:23 Cross References - Rotherham

²³ But, if thine eye be, evil, thy whole body, shall be, in the dark; ––if therefore, the light which is in thee, is, darkness, the darkness, how great!

¹² Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye,––more hope of a dullard, than of him!

²⁰ Alas! for them, Who call evil good, and good evil,––Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. ²¹ Alas! for them, Who are wise in their own eyes,––And, in their own sight, are prudent.

²⁰ To the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, [It is] because they have no, dawning day.

¹⁸ They have not taken note, neither can they perceive,––He hath besmeared––past seeing––their eyes, Past understanding, their hearts; ¹⁹ And no one reflecteth––There is neither knowledge nor discernment––to say, Half thereof, have I burned up in the fire, Moreover also, I have baked, on the coals thereof, bread, I roasted flesh, and have been eating,––And, of the remainder thereof, an abomination, shall I make? And, to a log of wood, shall I pay adoration? ²⁰ He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside,––And he cannot deliver his own soul, nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?

²² Surely, perverse, is my people, Me, have they not known, Foolish sons, they are, Yea, without understanding, they are, Wise, they are, to commit wickedness, But, how to do well, they know not!

⁸ How, can ye say, Wise, are, we, And, the law of Yahweh, is with us? But indeed, lo! falsely, hath dealt the false pen of the scribes! ⁹ Ashamed, are the wise, dismayed, and captured! Lo! the word of Yahweh, have they rejected, And, what wisdom, have, they?

²² The lamp of the body, is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body, shall be, lighted up;

¹⁵ Is it not allowed me to do, what I please, with my own? or is, thine eye, evil, because I good?

¹⁶ Alas for you, blind guides! that say––Whosoever shall swear by the Temple, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gold of the Temple, is bound: ¹⁷ Foolish and blind! for which is, greater, The gold, or the Temple that hath hallowed the gold? ¹⁸ And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound: ¹⁹ Blind! for which is greater, The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift? ²⁰ He therefore that hath sworn by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it; ²¹ And, he that hath sworn by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him who dwelleth therein; ²² And, he that hath sworn by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth thereupon. ²³ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin,––and have dismissed the weightier matters of the law––the justice, the mercy, and the faith; whereas, these, it was binding, to do, and, those, not to, dismiss. ²⁴ Blind guides! Straining out the gnat, but, the camel, swallowing. ²⁵ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish,––while, within, they are full of plunder and intemperance. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee! cleanse, first, the inside, of the cup [and of the dish], that, the outside thereof, may become, clean. ²⁷ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye make yourselves like sepulchres whitewashed, which, outside, indeed, appear, beautiful, but, within, are full, of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness,–– ²⁸ Thus, ye also, outside, indeed, appear to men, righteous, but, within, are full, of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

²² murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness,––

¹⁰ And, he, said––Unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of God; but, unto the rest, in parables,––in order that, seeing, they may not see, and, hearing, they may not understand.

³⁹ And Jesus said––For judgment, I, unto this world, came: that, they who were not seeing, might see, and, they who were seeing, might become, blind. ⁴⁰ They of the Pharisees who were with him, heard, these things, and said unto him––Are, we also, blind? ⁴¹ Jesus said unto them––If, blind, ye had been, ye had not had sin; but, now, ye say, We see, your sin, abideth.

²² Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,

¹⁷ If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God, ¹⁸ And art taking note of his will, and testing the things that differ––when receiving oral instruction out of the law, ¹⁹ Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art––a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, ²⁰ A trainer of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the forming of knowledge and truth in the law,–– ²¹ Thou, therefore, that art teaching someone else, thyself, art thou not teaching? Thou that proclaimest––Do not steal! Art thou, stealing? ²² That sayest––Do not commit adultery! Art thou, committing adultery? That abhorrest sacrilege, Art thou, robbing temples? ²³ That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?

¹⁸ For, the discourse which concerneth the cross, unto them, indeed, who are perishing, is, foolishness; but, unto them who are being saved––unto us, it is, God’s power. ¹⁹ For it is written––I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and, the discernment of the discerning, will I set aside. ²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

¹⁴ But, a man of the soul, doth not welcome the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, and he cannot get to know them, because, spiritually, are they examined;

¹⁸ Let no one be deceiving himself:––if anyone imagineth himself to be wise among you, in this age, let him become foolish, that he may become wise; ¹⁹ For, the wisdom of this world, is, foolishness with God; for it is written––He that taketh the wise in their knavery,––

¹⁸ Being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God––by reason of the ignorance that existeth within them, by reason of their hearts being turned into stone,

⁸ For ye were, at one time, darkness, but, now, are ye light in the Lord,––as children of light, be walking,

¹¹ Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.

¹⁷ Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked, ¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me, gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich,––and white raiment, that thou mayest array thyself, and, the shame of thy nakedness, may not be made manifest,––and eye–salve, to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.