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Jesus Christ » History of » Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and pharisees (in jerusalem)
In his teaching Jesus also said, "Watch out for the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment."
As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, "Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."
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They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment."
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They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."
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Punishment » According to deeds
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.
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But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
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"'For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
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I, the Lord, probe into people's minds. I examine people's hearts. I deal with each person according to how he has behaved. I give them what they deserve based on what they have done.
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A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.
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The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the Lord!"
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If you say, "But we did not know about this," does not the one who evaluates hearts consider? Does not the one who guards your life know? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds?
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and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.
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They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."
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For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.
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He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. He repays the coastlands.
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The end is now upon you, and I will release my anger against you; I will judge you according to your behavior, I will hold you accountable for all your abominable practices.
According to their uncleanness and rebellion I have dealt with them, and I hid my face from them.
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But have my words and statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, not outlived your fathers? Then they paid attention and confessed, 'The Lord who rules over all has indeed done what he said he would do to us, because of our sinful ways.'"
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That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know his master's will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
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Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
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The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
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I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
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But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
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However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
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You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;
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They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."
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But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, 'This is the heir; let's kill him so the inheritance will be ours!'
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