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Jesus Christ » History of » Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and pharisees (in jerusalem)
And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers; who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers; who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
Prayer » Long » Of scribes
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
Punishment » According to deeds
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to each according to his doings.
But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.
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For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, who hast despised the oath, and broken the covenant.
I Jehovah search the heart, I try the reins, even to give each one according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with dismay, and the hands of the people of the land shall tremble: I will do unto them according to their way, and with their judgments will I judge them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.
And unto thee, O Lord, belongeth loving-kindness; for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to his way.
According to deeds, so will he repay: fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Now is the end upon thee; and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions I did unto them, and I hid my face from them.
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared himself nor done his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
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but he who serves for wages, and who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep.
For I know this, that there will come in amongst you after my departure grievous wolves, not sparing the flock;
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.
but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.
Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not.
who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.