Luke:11:37-54

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* But as he spoke , a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him ; and entering in he placed himself at table . * But the Pharisee seeing [it ] wondered that he had not first washed before dinner . * But the Lord said to him , Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish , but your inward [parts ] are full of plunder and wickedness . * Fools , has not he who has made the outside made the inside also ? * But rather give alms of what ye have , and behold , all things are clean to you . * But woe unto you , Pharisees , for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb , and pass by the judgment and the love of God : these ye ought to have done , and not have left those aside . * Woe unto you , Pharisees , for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places . * Woe unto you , for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not , and the men walking over them do not know [it ]. * And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him , Teacher , in saying these things thou insultest us also . * And he said , To you also woe , doctors of the law , for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear , and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers . * Woe unto you , for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets , but your fathers killed them . * Ye bear witness then , and consent to the works of your fathers ; for they killed them , and ye build [their sepulchres ]. * For this reason also the wisdom of God has said , I will send to them prophets and apostles , and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution , * that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation , * from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias , who perished between the altar and the house ; yea , I say to you , it shall be required of this generation . * Woe unto you , the doctors of the law , for ye have taken away the key of knowledge ; yourselves have not entered in , and those who were entering in ye have hindered . * And as he said these things to them , the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently , and to make him speak of many things ; * watching him , [and seeking ] to catch something out of his mouth , [that they might accuse him ].

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