Matthew 21:30

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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

therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.

But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely upon the Law and boast in God,

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

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“If you consent and obey,
You will eat the best of the land;

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

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

Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him.