Matthew 23:28
Matthew 23:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew 23:27-28 The Message (MSG)
“You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You’re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it’s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh. People look at you and think you’re saints, but beneath the skin you’re total frauds.
Matthew 23:28 King James Version (KJV)
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew 23:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:28 New Century Version (NCV)
It is the same with you. People look at you and think you are good, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and evil.
Matthew 23:28 New International Version (NIV)
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Matthew 23:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Matthew 23:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So you, also, outwardly seem to be just and upright to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. [Ps 5:9]
Matthew 23:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.