The Meaning of Matthew 23:28 Explained

Matthew 23:28

KJV: Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

YLT: so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

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

ASV: Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 23:28?

MEANING: What does Matthew 23:28 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 23:28 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 23:28?

What is the context of Matthew 23:28?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

What does Matthew 23:28 Mean?

Study Notes

iniquity
Lit. Lawlessness.

sinned

Sin, Summary: The literal meanings of the Heb. and (Greek - ἀλεκτοροφωνία sin," "sinner," etc)., disclose the true nature of sin in its manifold manifestations. Sin is transgression, an overstepping of the law, the divine boundary between good and evil Psalms 51:1 ; Luke 15:29 , iniquity, an act inherently wrong, whether expressly forbidden or not; error, a departure from right; Psalms 51:9 ; Romans 3:23 , missing the mark, a failure to meet the divine standard; trespass, the intrusion of self-will into the sphere of divine authority Ephesians 2:1 , lawlessness, or spiritual anarchy 1 Timothy 1:9 , unbelief, or an insult to the divine veracity John 16:9 .

Sin originated with Satan Isaiah 14:12-14 , entered the world through Adam Romans 5:12 , was, and is, universal, Christ alone excepted; Romans 3:23 ; 1 Peter 2:22 , incurs the penalties of spiritual and physical death; Genesis 2:17 ; Genesis 3:19 ; Ezekiel 18:4 ; Ezekiel 18:20 ; Romans 6:23 and has no remedy but in the sacrificial death of Christ; Hebrews 9:26 ; Acts 4:12 availed of by faith Acts 13:38 ; Acts 13:39 . Sin may be summarized as threefold: An act, the violation of, or want of obedience to the revealed will of God; a state, absence of righteousness; a nature, enmity toward God.

Context Summary

Matthew 23:27-39 - Judgment And Lament

True goodness recognizes and rewards good in the living; while the evil-minded cannot, or will not, believe that the people whom they meet daily are purely and sincerely good. They pride themselves on what they would have done if they had lived in the great days of the past, but they miss the opportunities which are always ready to hand. In this they judge and condemn themselves.

How sad is this lament over Jerusalem! The yearning love which longed to intercept her descending judgment, as the hen the stroke of danger which menaces her brood, was about to be withdrawn. After striving His best to save them, the world's Redeemer was abandoning His people to the results of their sin, until the time spoken of in Zechariah 14:1-4. Oh my soul, see that thou art hidden under those wings, until all calamities are overpast and the day has broken! [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 23

¹ Jesus admonishes the people to follow good doctrine, not bad examples
⁵ His disciples must beware of their ambition
¹³ He denounces eight woes against their hypocrisy and blindness,
³⁴ and prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem

What do the individual words in Matthew 23:28 mean?

Thus also you outwardly indeed appear - to men righteous inwardly however you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness

οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἔξωθεν μὲν φαίνεσθε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις δίκαιοι ἔσωθεν δέ ἐστε μεστοὶ ὑποκρίσεως καὶ ἀνομίας

οὕτως	Thus
Parse: Adverb Root: οὕτως Sense: in this manner, thus, so.
καὶ	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
ἔξωθεν	outwardly
Parse: Adverb Root: ἔξωθεν Sense: from without, outward.
μὲν	indeed
Parse: Conjunction Root: μέν Sense: truly, certainly, surely, indeed.
φαίνεσθε	appear
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 2nd Person Plural Root: φαίνω Sense: to bring forth into the light, cause to shine, shed light.
τοῖς	-
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀνθρώποις	to men
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female.
δίκαιοι	righteous
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: δίκαιος Sense: righteous, observing divine laws.
ἔσωθεν	inwardly
Parse: Adverb Root: ἔσωθεν Sense: from within.
δέ	however
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐστε	you are
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
μεστοὶ	full
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: μεστός Sense: full.
ὑποκρίσεως	of hypocrisy
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὑπόκρισις Sense: an answering.
ἀνομίας	lawlessness
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ἀνομία Sense: the condition of without law.

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