Matthew 23:13

Which verses does Matthew 23:13 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Luke 11:5220 votes

   Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

2. Matthew 23:2910 votes

   Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

3. Matthew 23:239 votes

   Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

4. Matthew 23:278 votes

   Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

5. Zechariah 11:177 votes

   Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

6. Acts 8:16 votes

   And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

7. 2 Timothy 4:156 votes

   You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.

8. Isaiah 9:14–155 votes

   So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

9. 2 Timothy 3:85 votes

   Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

10. Matthew 21:31–324 votes

    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

11. Matthew 23:13–154 votes

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. …

12. Matthew 23:254 votes

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

13. Luke 11:43–444 votes

    Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

14. Acts 5:284 votes
15. Acts 5:404 votes
16. Isaiah 33:143 votes
17. Acts 4:17–183 votes
18. John 9:222 votes
19. John 9:242 votes
20. John 9:342 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 23:13?

The 10 strongest of 96.

• Mark 7:6 98
• John 10:10 46
• Matthew 7:13 19
• James 3:1 16
• Luke 11:52 15
• Jeremiah 23:1 12
• 1 Timothy 6:10 10
• Isaiah 50:7 9
• Matthew 7:5 9
• Romans 2:21 9