Matthew 21:30

And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but did not go.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

Matthew 23:3

so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.

Romans 2:17-25

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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Matthew 21:30

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

I go

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I go

so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.