Matthew 23:29

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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,

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  • Luke 11:47-48 : 47 Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, yet it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
  • Acts 2:29 : 29 “Fellow Israelites, I can confidently say to you that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.

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  • Matt 23:23-28
    6 verses
    86%

    23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.

    24Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

    25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

    26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean.

    27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity.

    28So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

  • Luke 11:42-48
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    84%

    42But woe to you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of mint, rue, and every herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.

    43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

    44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing.

    45One of the experts in the law answered, 'Teacher, by saying these things, you insult us as well.'

    46Jesus replied, 'Woe to you as well, experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves do not touch these burdens with even one finger.'

    47Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, yet it was your ancestors who killed them.

    48So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

  • Matt 23:13-16
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    81%

    13But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.

    14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore, you will receive a greater condemnation.

    15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are.

    16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

  • Matt 23:30-36
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    76%

    30and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

    31So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

    32Fill up, then, the measure of your forefathers' sins!

    33You serpents, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell?

    34Therefore, look, I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

    35so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

    36Truly, I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

  • Matt 15:7
    75%

    7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

  • Matt 23:2-6
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    73%

    2saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority.

    3So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.

    4They tie up heavy and unbearable burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.

    5They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.

    6They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,

  • Luke 6:26
    72%

    26Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

  • Luke 11:39
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    39Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Mark 7:6
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    6He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.'

  • Luke 20:46-47
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    46'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

    47They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for appearance’s sake. These will receive a greater condemnation.

  • Matt 5:20
    70%

    20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

  • Mark 15:29
    69%

    29Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

  • Acts 7:52
    69%

    52Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have betrayed and murdered him—

  • Matt 22:18
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    18But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

  • Luke 11:52-53
    2 verses
    68%

    52Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.

    53While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things,

  • Mark 12:38-40
    3 verses
    68%

    38As he taught them, he said, 'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and enjoy greetings in the marketplaces,

    39and the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

    40They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.'

  • Luke 6:23
    68%

    23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For behold, your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

  • Luke 12:56
    67%

    56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky and the earth, but why do you not know how to interpret this present time?

  • Matt 15:1
    67%

    1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

  • Matt 7:15
    66%

    15Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

  • Jer 23:1
    66%

    1Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD.