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"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are."
Jesus condemning the Pharisees' proselytizing
View details"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.'"
Jesus condemning the Pharisees' oath distinctions
View details"You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?"
Jesus teaching about true sanctity
View details"You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former."
Jesus teaching about proper balance in obedience
View details"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness."
Jesus condemning misplaced priorities
View details"You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel."
Jesus using humor to expose the Pharisees' inconsistency
View details"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence."
Jesus condemning external religion without inner change
View details"Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean."
Jesus teaching about the priority of inner cleansing
View details"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean."
Jesus comparing the Pharisees to decorated tombs
View details"In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Jesus exposing hidden sin behind religious facade
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