Luke 16:15

Hypocrisy, Law, And The Kingdom Of God

¹⁴ And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him, ¹⁵ and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God; ¹⁶ the law and the prophets are till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

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1 Samuel 16:7

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'

Luke 10:29

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

Proverbs 16:5

An abomination to Jehovah is every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.

Proverbs 21:2

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

Jeremiah 17:10

I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.

1 Peter 3:4

but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

Revelation 2:23

and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins and hearts; and I will give to you -- to each -- according to your works.

1 Chronicles 29:17

'And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.

2 Chronicles 6:30

then Thou dost hear from the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, and hast forgiven, and hast given to each according to all his ways (because Thou knowest his heart, for Thou -- Thou only -- hast known the heart of the sons of men),

Psalm 7:9

Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

Psalm 10:3

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

Psalm 49:13

This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

Psalm 49:18

For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)

Psalm 139:1-2

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Proverbs 20:6

A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

Isaiah 1:10-14

Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom, Give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah,

Amos 5:21-22

I have hated -- I have loathed your festivals, And I am not refreshed by your restraints.

Malachi 3:15

And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

Matthew 6:2

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!

Matthew 6:5

And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places -- standing -- to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

Matthew 6:16

'And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

Matthew 23:5

'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

Matthew 23:25-27

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye make clean the outside of the cup and the plate, and within they are full of rapine and incontinence.

Luke 11:39

And the Lord said unto him, 'Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;

Luke 18:11

the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

Luke 18:21

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

Luke 20:20

And, having watched him, they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

Luke 20:47

who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'

John 2:25

and because he had no need that any should testify concerning man, for he himself was knowing what was in man.

John 21:17

He saith to him the third time, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, 'Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, 'Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, 'Feed my sheep;

Acts 1:18

this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

Acts 15:8

and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

Romans 3:20

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

1 Corinthians 4:5

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

James 2:21-25

Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

1 Peter 5:5

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;