Bible verses about "hypocrisy" | Matthew

¹⁵ Beware of false Prophetes, whiche come to you in shepes clothing, but inwardly they are rauenynge wolues.

² For there is nothynge couered the shall not be vncouered: neyther hydde, that shall not be knowen.

⁵ hauynge a simylytude of Godly lyuynge, but haue denyed the power thereof: and suche abhorre.

¹⁶ They confesse that they knowe God: but wyth the dedes they denye hym, and are abhomynable and dysobedient, and vnto all good workes discommendable.

⁹ He that sayeth how that he is in the light, and yet hateth his brother, is in dackenes euen vntill this tyme.

¹⁴ What auayleth it my brethren, thoughe a man saye he hath faythe, when he hath no deedes? Can fayth saue hym? ¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode, ¹⁶ and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace, God sende you warmnes and fode: not wyth standynge ye geue them not those thynges which are nedefull to the bodye: what helpeth it them? ¹⁷ Euen so faythe, yf it haue no dedes is dead in it selfe. ¹⁸ Yea and a man myghte saye: Thou haste faythe, and I haue dedes: Shewe me thy faith by thy dedes, and I wyll shew the my faythe by my dedes. ¹⁹ Beleuest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue and tremble. ²⁰ Wylt thou vnderstande (O thou vayne man) that fayth without dedes is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham oure father iustifyed thorowe workes when he offered Isaac hys sonne vpon the aultare? ²² Thou seyste howe that faythe wroughte wyth hys dedes, & through the dedes was faythe made perfecte: ²³ and the scrypture was fulfylled whiche sayeth: Abraham beleued God, and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghtuousnes: and he was called the frende of God. ²⁴ Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustifyed, and not of fayth onely. ²⁵ Lykewyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorowe workes, when she receyued the messengers, and sente them out another way? ²⁶ For as the bodye, without the spyryte is dead euen so fayth wythout dedes is dead.

⁴ He that sayth I knowe him, and kepeth not his commaundementes, is a liar, and the veritie is not in him.

⁷ Hypocrites, well prophecied of you Esaias sayinge: ⁸ Thys people draweth nye vnto me with their mouthes, & honoureth me with their lippes, howe be it their hertes are farre from me: ⁹ but in vayne they worshippe me teaching doctrines, which are nothyng but mens preceptes.

³ Thinkest thou this (O thou man that iudgeste them, whiche do suche thinges) and yet dost euen the very same, that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?

¹ Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged. ² For as ye iudge so, shall ye be iudged. And with what measur ye meate, with the same shal it be measured to you agayne. ³ Why seiste thou a moote in thy brothers eye, & perceyuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye? ⁴ Or why saist thou to thy brother: suffer me to plucke out the moote out of thyne eye, & beholde a beame is in thyne owne eye? ⁵ Hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thyne owne eye, and then shalte thou se clearelye to plucke out the moote out of thy brothers eye.

⁵ Hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thyne owne eye, and then shalte thou se clearelye to plucke out the moote out of thy brothers eye.

¹ Take hede to your almes, that ye geue it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be sene of them. Or els ye get no rewarde of youre father whyche is in heauen.

²⁶ Yf anye man amonge you seme deuoute, & refrayne not his tonge, but deceyue his owne hert: thys mannes deuocyon is in vayne.

²⁰ Yf a man saye, I loue God, and yet hate his brother, he is a lyar. For howe can he that loueth not his brother whom he hath sene, loue god, whom he hath not sene?