5 Bible Verses about Hypocrisy, Examples Of

Then Herod secretly calling the wise men, inquired with them the time of the appearing of the star,

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But Judas, the one betraying Him, responding said, Master, whether am I the one? He says to him, Thou hast said it. And they eating, Jesus taking the bread, and blessing it, broke, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. Also taking the cup, and blessing it, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all, of it;read more.
for this is my blood which belongs to the new covenant, which is shed for many unto the remission of sin. And I say unto you, that I shall no more drink of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I may drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father. Having sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus says to them, You will all be offended in me this night: for it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. And after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter responding said to Him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended. Jesus said to him, Truly I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter says to Him, If it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also all the disciples said. Then Jesus comes with them into a place called Gethsemane, and He says to His disciples, Sit here, until I having gone may pray there. And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to grieve and to be dejected. Then He says to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death: abide here, and pray with me. And having gone forward a little, He fell on His face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: moreover not as I will, but as thou wilt. And He comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Were you not able to watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. And again the second time, having gone away, He prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible that this cup pass from me, if I shall not drink it, let thy will be done. And having come He finds them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, having gone away, He prayed again the third time, speaking the same word. Then He comes to His disciples, and says to them, Sleep on, and take your rest, behold, the hour is nigh, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners: arise, let us go: behold, the one having betrayed me is nigh. And He still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: hold Him fast. And immediately coming forward to Jesus, he said, Hail, Master; and kissed Him copiously.

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold an estate and kept back a part from the price, his wife knowing it along with him; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles. But Peter said, Ananias, wherefore hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and keep back a part from the price of the land?read more.
Remaining with thee did it not belong to thee; and having been sold, was it not still in thy control? why hast thou placed this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God. And Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, breathed out his soul. And great fear came on all hearing; and the young men, rising up, took him, and having carried him out, buried him. And an interval of about three hours supervened, and his wife, not having known what had taken place, came in. And Peter responded to her, Tell me if you sold the place for so much? And she said; Yes, for so much. And Peter said to her; Why has it been agreed with you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of those having buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out. And immediately she fell at his feet, and breathed out her soul; and the young men having come in found her dead, and having carried her out, buried her with her husband.

And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame. For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation.read more.
But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?