Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Discerning » Discerning the times
Let the fig tree teach you a parable. As soon as its branches turn soft and put out leaves, you know summer is at hand; so, whenever you see all this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door. I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.
Let the fig tree teach you a parable. As soon as its branches turn soft and put out leaves, you know summer is at hand; so, whenever you see this happen, you may be sure He is at hand, at the very door. I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.
And to the crowds he said, "When you see a cloud rise in the west, you say, 'There is a shower coming,' and so it is: when you feel the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be heat,' and so it is. You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era?
And he told them a parable. "Look at the fig tree and indeed all the trees; as soon as they put out their leaves, you can see for yourselves that summer is at hand. So, whenever you see all this happen, be sure the Reign of God is at hand. read more.
I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.
I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.
Dullness » Condemned
You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era?
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Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are unable to listen to what I am saying.
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no one understands, no one seeks for God.
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On this point I have a great deal to say, which it is hard to make intelligible to you. For you have grown dull of hearing.
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Parables » Parables of Christ » Cloud and wind
And to the crowds he said, "When you see a cloud rise in the west, you say, 'There is a shower coming,' and so it is: when you feel the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be heat,' and so it is. You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era? read more.
And why do you not yourselves settle what is right?
And why do you not yourselves settle what is right?
Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » Examples of
The Lord replied to him, "You hypocrites, does not each of you untether his ox or ass from the stall on the sabbath and lead it away to drink?
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(Not that he cared for the poor; he said this because he was a thief, and because he carried the money-box and pilfered what was put in.)
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Such creatures are no servants of Christ our Lord, they are slaves of their own base desires; with their plausible and pious talk they beguile the hearts of unsuspecting people. But surely not of you!
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But Jesus detected their malice. He said, "Why do you tempt me, you hypocrites?
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You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era?
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he will cut him in two and assign him the fate of the impious. There men will wail and gnash their teeth.
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Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you shut the Realm of heaven in men's faces; you neither enter yourselves, nor will you let those enter who are on the point of entering.
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You hypocrites! Isaiah made a grand prophecy about you when he said,
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How dare you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the splinter that is in your eye,' and you never notice the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite! take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see properly to take out the splinter in your brother's eye.
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Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Dullness, condemned
You hypocrites, you know how to decipher the look of earth and sky; how is it you cannot decipher the meaning of this era?
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Why do you not understand my speech? Because you are unable to listen to what I am saying.
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no one understands, no one seeks for God.
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On this point I have a great deal to say, which it is hard to make intelligible to you. For you have grown dull of hearing.
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