Luke:11:37-54

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* And as He spoke , a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him . So He went in and sat down to eat . * When the Pharisee saw it , he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner . * Then the Lord said to him , "Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean , but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness . * Foolish ones ! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also ? * But rather give alms of such things as you have ; then indeed all things are clean to you . * "But woe to you Pharisees ! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs , and pass by justice and the love of God . These you ought to have done , without leaving the others undone . * Woe to you Pharisees ! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces . * Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , hypocrites ! For you are like graves which are not seen , and the men who walk over them are not aware of them ." * Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him , "Teacher , by saying these things You reproach us also ." * And He said , "Woe to you also , lawyers ! For you load men with burdens hard to bear , and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers . * Woe to you ! For you build the tombs of the prophets , and your fathers killed them . * In fact , you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers ; for they indeed killed them , and you build their tombs . * Therefore the wisdom of God also said , "I will send them prophets and apostles , and some of them they will kill and persecute ,' * that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of 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 ! For you have taken away the key of knowledge . You did not enter in yourselves , and those who were entering in you hindered ." * And as He said these things to them , the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently , and to cross-examine Him about many things , * lying in wait for Him , and seeking to catch Him in something He might say , that they might accuse Him .

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