← §230 Read continuously §232 → Fragments on Matthew · §231 · Cyril of Alexandria
Matthew 23:25
Click or tap any sentence to jump there. The side buttons skip a paragraph.
Through these he describes the Pharisees’ life, advising not to be molded only by outward fashionings, but also to have the inside clean — what belongs to mind and heart (Matthew 23:25 ).
Greek διὰ τούτων τὸν τῶν Φαρισαίων διαγράφει βίον παραινῶν μὴ τοῖς ἔξω θεν σχηματισμοῖς πλάττεσθαι μόνον, ἀλλ' ἔχειν καὶ τὰ ἔσωθεν κα θαρὰ τὰ εἰς νοῦν καὶ καρδίαν.
Report a mistake in this passage
About this text Cyril of Alexandria died in 444 — later than the first three centuries of the church.
Cyril of Alexandria's short notes on Matthew's Gospel, kept in later chains of comments, in the order of Matthew's chapters and verses.
English follows the named base text (Aegean/khazarzar Migne PG 72 extract). Other prints were checked as noted; no silent merge of recensions.
Printed text used
We have not yet re-checked this work against its source. We made this study translation with AI help. No scholar has yet certified it as faithful and complete. Open Greek on any section to see the source text. It is not a critical edition.
Report a mistake
← §230 Read continuously §232 →