Luke:11:37-54

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* And as He spoke , a certain Pharisee asked that He would eat with him . And having entered , He reclined [to eat ]. * And when the Pharisee saw it , he marveled that He had not first washed before the meal . * But the Lord said to him , "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish , but the inside of you is full of greed and evil . * Fools ! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside ? * Nevertheless give what is inside as alms ; and see , all things are clean to you . * But woe to you Pharisees ! Because you pay a tithe of mint and rue and every vegetable , and you pass over justice and the love of God . These things [ ]you ought to have done , without leaving the others [undone ]. * Woe to you Pharisees ! Because you love the first seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces . * Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! Because you are like unmarked graves , and the men walking over them do not know it ." * Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him , "Teacher , by saying these things You insult us also ." * And He said , "Woe to you lawyers as well ! Because you load men with burdens hard to bear , and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers . * Woe to you ! Because you build the tombs of the prophets , and your fathers killed them . * Consequently , you bear witness to and approve of the deeds of your fathers ; because they indeed killed them , but you build their tombs . * Therefore the wisdom of God also said , 'I will send to them prophets and apostles , and [some ] of them they will kill and persecute ,' * so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation , * from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple . Yes , I say to you , it shall be required of this generation . * Woe to you lawyers ! Because you have taken away the key of knowledge . You yourselves did not enter in , and those who were entering in you hindered ." * And as He said these things to them , the scribes and the Pharisees began to be dreadfully hostile , and to cross-examine Him about many things , * lying in wait for Him , and seeking to catch Him in something He might say , so that they might accuse Him .

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