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Jesus Christ » History of » Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and pharisees (in jerusalem)
and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers, who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples, 'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers, who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
Prayer » Long » Of scribes
who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretence are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
Punishment » According to deeds
'For, the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his messengers, and then he will reward each, according to his work.
but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
For thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have dealt with thee as thou hast done, In that thou hast despised an oath -- to break covenant.
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
From the fruit of the mouth is one satisfied with good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
The king doth become a mourner, And a prince putteth on desolation, And the hands of the people of the land are troubled, From their own way I deal with them, And with their own judgments I judge them, And they have known that I am Jehovah!'
When thou sayest, 'Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
And with Thee, O Lord, is kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each, According to his work!
who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.
According to deeds -- so He repayeth. Fury to His adversaries, their deed to His enemies, To the isles their deed He repayeth.
Now is the end unto thee, And I have sent Mine anger upon thee, And judged thee according to thy ways, And set against thee all thine abominations.
According to their uncleanness, And according to their transgressions, I have done with them, And I do hide My face from them.
Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'
'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes, and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;
for I have known this, that there shall enter in, after my departing, grievous wolves unto you, not sparing the flock,
And the Lord said unto him, 'Now do ye, the Pharisees, the outside of the cup and of the plate make clean, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness;
and if one another ye do bite and devour, see -- that ye may not by one another be consumed.
ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;
who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;