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Matthew 23:29–32

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Matthew 23:29

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

Matthew 23:30

30And 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.

Matthew 23:31

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

Matthew 23:32

32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 23:29

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scribes

Writers or clerks; among the Jews, persons learned in and teaching the law.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Pharisees

Members of a Jewish sect known for strict observance of its religious traditions.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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hypocrites

Persons who pretend to virtue or godliness while concealing contrary character or conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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prophets

Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893

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righteous

Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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Matthew 23:30

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blood

The fluid that circulates through the body and is associated with life; in KJV usage, also life, bloodshed and its guilt, kindred, human nature, blood shed in sacrifice, or the juice of grapes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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prophets

Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893

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Matthew 23:31

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Wherefore

Why; for what reason.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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witnesses

Persons who testify from knowledge; as a verb, attests, testifies, or gives evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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children

Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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killed

Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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prophets

Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893

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Matthew 23:32

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Fill

To make full, supply to capacity, satisfy, occupy, or complete what is lacking, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

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measure

A standard or instrument for determining amount or size; an amount so determined; also to determine, allot, or proportion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 29

  1. Luke 11:47–48
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  2. Acts 2:29
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From verse 30

  1. Jeremiah 2:30
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  2. Matthew 21:35–36
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  3. Matthew 23:34–35
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  4. 2 Chronicles 36:15
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From verse 31

  1. Acts 7:51–52
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  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
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  3. Job 15:5–6
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  4. Joshua 24:22
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  5. Luke 19:22
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From verse 32

  1. Genesis 15:16
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  2. Numbers 32:14
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  3. 1 Thessalonians 2:16
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  4. Zechariah 5:6–11
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