Matthew 23:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

New Living Translation
Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.

English Standard Version
So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Berean Study Bible
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

New American Standard Bible
So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

NASB 1995
"So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

NASB 1977
“Even so you too outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Amplified Bible
So you, also, outwardly seem to be just and upright to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Christian Standard Bible
In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the same way, on the outside you seem righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Contemporary English Version
That's what you are like. Outside you look good, but inside you are evil and only pretend to be good.

Good News Translation
In the same way, on the outside you appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So on the outside you look as though you have God's approval, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

International Standard Version
In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

NET Bible
In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

New King James Version
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

King James 2000 Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

New Heart English Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

World English Bible
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

American King James Version
Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

American Standard Version
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

A Faithful Version
Likewise, you also outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Darby Bible Translation
Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

English Revised Version
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So are ye also: for outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Euen so, ye also, outwardly appeare ryghteous vnto men: But within, ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquitie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Euen so are ye also: Outwarde ye appeare righteous vnto men, but within ye are full of ypocrisye and iniquyte.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
So are ye for outwarde ye appere righteous vnto me when within ye are full of ypocrisie and iniquite.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
so also you outwardly indeed appear to men righteous, and within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Berean Literal Bible
Thus indeed outwardly you also appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Young's Literal Translation
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Smith's Literal Translation
So also ye without truly appear just to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Literal Emphasis Translation
So also, you outwardly appear righteous to men, however inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So you also outwardly indeed appear to men just; but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So also, you certainly appear to men outwardly to be just. But inwardly you are filled with hypocrisy and iniquity.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
So also you from the outside appear to the children of men as righteous, and from within are filled with evil and hypocrisy.

Lamsa Bible
Even so, from the outside you appear to men to be righteous, but from within you are full of iniquity and hypocrisy.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
So also you outwardly appear to men to be just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Godbey New Testament
So you also appear unto the people indeed righteous, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Haweis New Testament
And just so, ye without indeed appear to men righteous, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Mace New Testament
just so ye put on an air of probity in the sight of men, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Weymouth New Testament
The same is true of you: outwardly you seem to the human eye to be good and honest men, but, within, you are full of insincerity and disregard of God's Law.

Worrell New Testament
So ye also outwardly, indeed, appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Worsley New Testament
so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
















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