Read Full ChapterWoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,
World English Bible (WEB)
Woe{G3759} unto you{G5213}, scribes{G1122} and{G2532} Pharisees{G5330}, hypocrites{G5273}! because{G3754} ye build{G3618}{(G5719)} the tombs{G5028} of the prophets{G4396}, and{G2532} garnish{G2885}{(G5719)} the sepulchres{G3419} of the righteous{G1342},
Strong's King James
(29) Woe to you Torah-scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites! Because you build tombs of the prophets and decorate the righteous monuments.
The F.O.G
[29] "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and Pharisees – you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets your ancestors killed and decorate the monuments of the godly people they destroyed."
The F.O.G Paraphrase
‘Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
Young's Literal Translation
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