Thematic Bible: They who are given to
Thematic Bible
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Condemn others
Now when [Simon] the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this Man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching Him, that she is a [notorious] sinner [an outcast, devoted to sin].”
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and those [preeminently] sinful? But when Jesus heard it, He replied, Those who are strong and well (healthy) have no need of a physician, but those who are weak and sick. Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy [that is, readiness to help those in trouble] and not sacrifice and sacrificial victims. For I came not to call and invite [to repentance] the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), but sinners (the erring ones and all those not free from sin).
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Despise others
He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:
Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Are pure in their own eyes
There is a generation (class of people) that is pure in its own eyes,
Yet is not washed from its filthiness.
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Consider their own way right
Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives].
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Proclaim their own goodness
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Reject the righteousness of God
For not knowing about God’s righteousness [which is based on faith], and seeking to establish their own [righteousness based on works], they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Are abominable before God
Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Seek to justify themselves before men
So He said to them, “You are the ones who declare yourselves just and upright in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts [your thoughts, your desires, your secrets]; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Seek to justify themselves
But he, wishing to justify and vindicate himself, asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”