Luke 16:15

Hypocrisy, Law, And The Kingdom Of God

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were avaricious, heard all this, and they ridiculed him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, "You are the men who parade your uprightness before people, but God knows your hearts. For what men consider great is detestable in the sight of God. ¹⁶ Until John came, it was the Law and the Prophets. From that time the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone has been crowding into it.

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Luke 10:29

But he, wishing to justify his question, said, "And who is my neighbor?"

1 Peter 3:4

yours must be the inner beauty of character, the imperishable attraction of a quiet and gentle spirit, which has great value in the sight of God.

Revelation 2:23

and I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches men's hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.

Matthew 6:2

So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the streets, to make people praise them. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get!

Matthew 6:5

"When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get!

Matthew 6:16

"When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites, for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get.

Matthew 23:5

They do everything they do to have men see it. They wear wide Scripture texts as charms, and they wear large tassels,

Matthew 23:25-27

Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Luke 11:39

But the Master said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.

Luke 18:21

And he said, "I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child."

Luke 20:20

So they kept watch of him and set some spies who pretended to be honest men to fasten on something that he said, so that they might hand him over to the control and authority of the governor.

John 2:25

and had no need of anybody's evidence about men, for he knew well what was in their hearts.

John 21:17

Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep!

Acts 1:18

(This man bought a piece of land with the money paid him for his treachery, and his body swelled up and burst open in the middle and all his vitals poured out.

Acts 15:8

And God who knows men's hearts testified for them by giving them the holy Spirit just as he had done to us,

Romans 3:20

For no human being can be made upright in the sight of God by observing the Law. All that the Law can do is to make man conscious of sin.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Do not form any premature judgments, therefore, but wait until the Lord comes back. For he will light up the darkness that now hides things and show what the motives in people's minds are, and then everyone will get from God the praise he deserves.

James 2:21-25

Was not our forefather Abraham made upright for his good deeds, for offering his son Isaac on the altar?

1 Peter 5:5

You younger men must show deference to the elders. And you must all clothe yourselves in humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but shows mercy to the humble.