King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

KJVu: 1 Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, and to his disciples,

KJV:   2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat :

KJVu: 2 saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat .

KJV:   3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not.

KJVu: 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that you shall observe and do; but YOU shall not do according to their works , for they say things , but do not do them.

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KJV:   4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

KJVu: 4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

KJV:   5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men : they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

KJVu: 5 But all their works they do to be seen of men ; they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the fringe of their garments,

Notes:

Info: "Phylacteries" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G5440 with a HELPS Word-studies definition of "phylaktḗrion (from 5442 /phylássō, "to keep, preserve") – phylacteries; small, leather cases containing four key passages of Scripture (Ex 13:1-10, 11-16; Dt 6:4-9, 13-21). Strapped to the inside of the left arm (between the shoulder and the elbow), phylacteries "rest over the heart" during prayer. They are also strapped on the wrist and forehead to signify how the Word of God should regulate all behavior and thoughts."

KJV:   6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

KJVu: 6 and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

KJV:   7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

KJVu: 7 and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Notes: "Markets" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G58 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "marketplace, street. -|- From ageiro (to gather; probably akin to egeiro); properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare — market(-place), street.."

KJV:   8 But be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are brethren.

KJVu: 8 But YOU are not to be called Rabbi , for one is your Master, the Christ , and all YOU are brethren.

KJV:   9 And call no man your father upon the earth : for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

KJVu: 9 Call no man your father on earth , for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.

KJV:   10 Neither be ye called masters : for one is your Master, even Christ.

KJVu: 10 Neither are YOU to be called masters , for one is your Master, the Christ.

KJV:   11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

KJVu: 11 But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

KJV:   12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

KJVu: 12 Whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he who shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Notes: "Abased" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G5013 with a Strong’s definition of "to make low, to humble."

KJV:   13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men : for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

KJVu: 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU shut the kingdom of heaven before men , for YOU neither go in yourselves, neither do YOU allow those that are entering to go in.

Notes: "Against" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G1715 with a Thayer’s Greek Lexicon definition of "before i. e. in the sight of one: Matthew 5:16; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 17:2; Matthew 23:13 (); Mark 2:12."

KJV:   14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

KJVu: 14 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; therefore YOU shall receive the greater damnation.

KJV:   15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

KJVu: 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU travel around sea and land to make one convert, and when he is made, YOU make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

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KJV:   16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

KJVu: 16 Woe to you, YOU blind guides, who say, 'Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath!'

Notes: "Debtor" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G3784 with a Thayer’s Greek Lexicon definition of "absolutely, to be a debtor, be bound: Matthew 23:16, 18; followed by an infinitive to be under obligation, bound by duty or necessity, to do something; it behooves one; one ought; used thus of a necessity imposed either by law and duty, or by reason, or by the times, or by the nature of the matter under consideration."

KJV:   17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

KJVu: 17 YOU blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?

KJV:   18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

KJVu: 18 And, 'Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is bound by his oath!'

Notes: "Guilty" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G3784 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "owe, ought -|- Or (in certain tenses), its prolonged form opheileo (of-i-leh'-o) probably from the base of ophelos (through the idea of accruing); to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty — behove, be bound, (be) debt(-or), (be) due(-ty), be guilty (indebted), (must) need(-s), ought, owe, should. See also ophelon."

KJV:   19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

KJVu: 19 You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

KJV:   20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

KJVu: 20 Therefore whoever shall swear by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it.

KJV:   21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

KJVu: 21 Whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it, and by him that dwells in it.

KJV:   22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

KJVu: 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it.

KJV:   23 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.

KJVu: 23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU pay your tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law : judgment, mercy, and faith ; these YOU should have done, and not to leave the others undone.

Notes: "Omitted" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G863 with a Strong’s definition of "to omit, neglect: Matthew 23:23 (Luke 11:42 R G); Mark 7:8; Romans 1:27."

KJV:   24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

KJVu: 24 YOU blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Notes: "Strain At" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G1365 with a Strong’s definition of "to strain thoroughly, strain out."

KJV:   25 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.

KJVu: 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

KJV:   26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

KJVu: 26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and platter, so that the outside of them may also be clean.

KJV:   27 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.

KJVu: 27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For YOU are like whitened tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

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KJV:   28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

KJVu: 28 Even so YOU also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within YOU are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

KJV:   29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

KJVu: 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because YOU build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

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KJV:   30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

KJVu: 30 and say, 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. '

KJV:   31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

KJVu: 31 So then YOU are witnesses against yourselves, that YOU are the children of those who killed the prophets.

KJV:   32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

KJVu: 32 YOU then fill up the measure of guilt as your fathers.

KJV:   33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

KJVu: 33 YOU serpents, YOU offspring of vipers, how can YOU escape the damnation of hell?

Notes: "Generation" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G1801 with a Strong’s definition of "offspring."

KJV:   34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city :

KJVu: 34 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them YOU shall kill and crucify; some of them YOU shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city ,

KJV:   35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

KJVu: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom YOU killed between the temple and the altar.

Notes:
- "Zacharias" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G2197 with a Strong’s definition of "Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist, Zechariah, the son of Barachiah."
- "Barachias" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G914 with a Strong’s definition of "Barachiah, the father of a man killed in the temple."
- "Slew" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G5407 with a Strong’s definition of "to kill, murder."

KJV:   36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

KJVu: 36 Truly I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

KJV:   37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

KJVu: 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them who are sent to you; how often I desired to gather your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but YOU would not allow it!

KJV:   38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

KJVu: 38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.

KJV:   39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

KJVu: 39 For I say to you, YOU shall not see me hereafter, until YOU shall say, 'Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. " ' "

Notes: "Henceforth" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s G575 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "hereafter, ago, at, because of, before. -|- A primary particle; "off," i.e. Away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) — (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc."