Matthew 23:13
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 23
“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
What Does Matthew 23:13 Mean?
Matthew 23:13 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 23, verse 13 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 23:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 7:6“He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”John 10:10“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”Luke 11:52“Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”Matthew 7:13“Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:”James 3:1“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.”Jeremiah 23:1“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”Matthew 23:29“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,”1 Timothy 6:10“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.”Matthew 7:5“Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.”Matthew 23:23“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”Matthew 23:27“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.”Psalms 145:18“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.”Zechariah 11:17“Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.”John 1:24“And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.”Romans 13:2“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”Proverbs 21:27“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?”Acts 8:1“And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.”1 Timothy 6:5“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”2 Timothy 4:15“Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.”
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