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Verse 15 has the singular , "hypokrita", in the Textus Receptus, but the plural , "hypokritai", in critical Greek texts such as the SBL Greek New Testament. Hence the King James Version reads "Thou hypocrite", addressing the synagogue leader only, whereas the New International Version reads "You hypocrites!". Free church minister William Robertson Nicoll suggests that the comment was "directed against the class", i.e. the synagogue leaders collectively.