We continue our ‘Reading Matthew in Lent’ series today by reading Chapter 23 of St Matthew’s Gospel.

As the crowds in Jerusalem gather around Jesus he speaks of the Scribes and Pharisees in a series of seven ‘woes’ which condemn them for their hypocrisy and double standards. The chapter ends with Jesus lamenting for Jerusalem itself.

'Reading Matthew in Lent' is a series of simple podcasts for the Lenten season offering a daily reading from St Matthew's Gospel from Ash Wednesday to Easter Monday