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Matthew 23:27 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Matthew 23:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 23 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Matthew 23:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 23:27
Whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward (τάφοις κεκονιαμένοις οἵτινες ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνονται ὡραῖοι)—Jews whitewashed tombs with lime before Passover so pilgrims wouldn't accidentally touch them and become ceremonially unclean (Numbers 19:16). The whitewashing made them conspicuous and attractive, but within remained dead men's bones and all uncleanness (νεκρῶν ὀστέων καὶ πάσης ἀκαθαρσίας). Contact with corpses brought seven-day defilement—the highest level of ritual impurity.The irony is devastating: those obsessed with avoiding ritual defilement were themselves walking tombs, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 23:27
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“God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
“scribes and Pharisees”
“or a dead body”
“don't spare”