Thematic Bible: Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion
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But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?
(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.
But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?
And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,
How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.
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At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.
They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron;
Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
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