"እናንተ ግብዞች ጻፎችና ፈሪሳውያን፥ መንግሥተ ሰማያትን በሰው ፊት ስለምትዘጉ፥ ወዮላችሁ እናንተ አትገቡም የሚገቡትንም እንዳይገቡ ትከለክላላችሁ" (ማቴ 23:13)
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from men; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in" (Matthew 23:13).