Luke 20:45

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Jesus Warns the Disciples against Pride As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,

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  • Matt 15:10 : 10 True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
  • Matt 23:1-2 : 1 Seven Woes Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
  • Matt 23:5-7 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long. 6 They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues 7 and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and to have people call them‘Rabbi.’
  • Mark 8:34 : 34 Following Jesus Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
  • Mark 12:38-39 : 38 Warnings About Experts in the Law In his teaching Jesus also said,“Watch out for the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
  • 1 Tim 5:20 : 20 Those guilty of sin must be rebuked before all, as a warning to the rest.

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    42For David himself says in the book of Psalms,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand,

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    35The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said,“How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David’s son?

    36David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

    37If David himself calls him‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

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    42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said,“The son of David.”

    43He said to them,“How then does David by the Spirit call him‘Lord,’ saying,

    44‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

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    14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

    15When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

    16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

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  • 1The Plot Against Jesus When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

  • 14Then he called the crowd again and said to them,“Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

  • 38And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

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    21Thus they asked him,“Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

    22Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

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  • 39Then some of the experts in the law answered,“Teacher, you have spoken well!”

  • 19Jesus Questioned by Annas While this was happening, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

  • 39But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him,“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

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  • 2He taught them many things in parables, and in his teaching said to them:

  • 15But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

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  • 17Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

  • 17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

  • 20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)