Mat 23:13 | NASB2020 | STEP | “ But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites , 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 .

Matthew 23:13

Eight Woes

13 “ ^aBut woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, ^bbecause 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. ^{▼▼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}