Matthew 23:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Matthew 23:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Woe unto you - You are guilty, and punishment will come upon you. Jesus proceeds to state wherein they were guilty. This most eloquent, most appalling, and most terrible of all discourses ever de...
Matthew 23:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(5) But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, (m) hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are (n) entering to go in...
Matthew 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Seven Woes. Seven is a sacred number and often used in Mt., as in OT ( cf. especially Isaiah 5) and Rev. The first three treat of Pharisaic teaching, the last three of Pharisaic character, the f...
Matthew 23:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

woe. The first of eight woes in (verses: Matthew 23:13-33 ). Compare Matthew 5:3 . and see App-126. All the texts (with Syriac) transpose Matthew 23:13 and Matthew 23:14 . shut up. Compare...
Matthew 23:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 . You shut up the kingdom of heaven. Christ pronounces a curse on them, because they pervert their office to the general destruction of the whole people; for since the governme...
Matthew 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Wo unto yo...
Matthew 23:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites— The above discourse against the Scribes and Pharisees was pronounced in the hearing of many of the order; they were therefore greatly incensed, a...
Matthew 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. But...
Matthew 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Denunciation of the Pharisees 1-36. Final denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees. The other synoptists insert in this place a brief utterance directed against the scribes ( Mark 12:38-40 ; Luk...
Matthew 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Woe unto you. — We enter in these verses on the sternest words of condemnation that ever came from our Lord’s lips; but it may be questioned whether our English “Woe unto you” does not exclude too...
Matthew 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

6; Matthew 22:1-46 ; Matthew 23:1-39 Chapter 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18-46 - Matthew 22:1-46 - Matthew 23:1-39 IT had been written that the Lord should suddenly come to...
Matthew 23:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Woes for the False-hearted Matthew 23:13-26 These repeated woes may be translated, Alas for you! Our Lord with unfailing accuracy indicates the inevitable doom which such conduct as that of t...
Matthew 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This chapter is one of the most sublime and awful in the whole inspired volume. It records the last words of Jesus to the crowds. He summed up, He reached His verdict, He pronounced sentence. It is...
Matthew 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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. (14) Woe un...
Matthew 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ,.... It seems from hence, that the Scribes and Pharisees had not left him, at least not all of them, notwithstanding the confusion they were throw...
Matthew 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 13...
Matthew 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But wo to you, scribes , &c. Our Lord pronounced eight blessings upon the mount, he pronounces eight woes here, not as imprecations, but solemn, compassionate declarations of the misery which th...
Matthew 23:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Lord now turns to speak to the entire crowd, His disciples being mentioned as included. He warns them against the hypocrisy of scribes and Pharisees, for they sat in Moses' seat as enforcers of t...
Matthew 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against m...
Matthew 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Our Saviour now cometh to denounce eight woes against the teachers of those times, the scribes and Pharisees. Luke saith, Luke 11:52 , Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of kno...
Matthew 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Passes Judgment On The Scribes And Pharisees And Describes the Devastations Coming On The World Prior To His Coming Again And The Judgment That Will Follow (23:1-25). Having made clear that...
Matthew 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 23:13 . Woe. —There is indignation in the word, and just denunciation; but, as Vatable long ago remarked, there is “deploration” too. There is wailing in it. It is rendere...
Matthew 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 23:2 . Sit in Moses' seat. The sanhedrim had seventy one chairs of gold, or rather gilt with gold. The council which sat at Alexandria had also chairs of gold. The highpriest was the presi...
Matthew 23:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. The sins of the scribes and Pharisees I. That they shut up the kingdom of heaven against men. “Neither suffer ye them that are entering in.”...
Matthew 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 23:1-40 Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees, and lamentation over Jerusalem which followed their guidance to her own destruction. (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Ma...
Matthew 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Woes upon the Hypocrisy of the Pharisees. The first woe: But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye neither go in yourselves...
Matthew 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 2:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ; 2 Timothy 3:8 ; 2 Timothy 4:15 ; Acts 13:8 ; Acts 4:17 ; Acts 4:18 ; Acts 5:28 ; Acts 5:40 ; Acts 8:1 ; Isaiah 33:14 ; Isaiah 9:14 ; Isaiah...
Matthew 23:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wo to you — Our Lord pronounced eight blessings upon the mount: he pronounces eight woes here; not as imprecations, but solemn, compassionate declarations of the misery, which these stubborn sinner...

Matthew 23:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 23:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 23:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 23:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 23:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 23:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes