Luke 11:37:54.
Luke 11.37-54
Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law of Moses
"When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him home for a meal.
Jesus went and sat down to eat. The Pharisee was surprised that he
did not wash his hands before eating. So the Lord said to him: You
Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you
are greedy and evil. You fools! Didn't God make both the outside and
the inside? If you would only give what you have to the poor,
everything you do would please God. You Pharisees are in for trouble!
You give God a tenth of the spices from your gardens, such as mint and
rue. But you cheat people, and you don't love God. You should be fair
and kind to others and still give a tenth to God. You Pharisees are in
for trouble! You love the front seats in the meeting places, and you
like to be greeted with honor in the market. But you are in for
trouble! You are like unmarked graves that people walk on without even
knowing it.
A teacher of the Law of Moses spoke up, "Teacher, you said cruel
things about us."
Jesus replied: You teachers are also in for trouble! You load people
down with heavy burdens, but you won't lift a finger to help them
carry the loads. Yes, you are really in for trouble. You build
monuments to honor the prophets your own people murdered long ago.
You must think that was the right thing for your people to do, or else
you would not have built monuments for the prophets they murdered.
Because of your evil deeds, the Wisdom of God said, "I will send
prophets and apostles to you. But you will murder some and mistreat
others." You people living today will be punished for all the
prophets who have been murdered since the beginning of the world.
This includes every prophet from the time of Abel to the time of
Zechariah, who was murdered between the altar and the temple. You
people will certainly be punished for all of this.
You teachers of the Law of Moses are really in for trouble! You carry
the keys to the door of knowledge about God. But you never go in, and
you keep others from going in. Jesus was about to leave, but the
teachers and the Pharisees wanted to get even with him. They tried to
make him say what he thought about other things, so that they could
catch him saying something wrong."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law of Moses
"When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him home for a meal.
Jesus went and sat down to eat. The Pharisee was surprised that he
did not wash his hands before eating. So the Lord said to him: You
Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you
are greedy and evil. You fools! Didn't God make both the outside and
the inside? If you would only give what you have to the poor,
everything you do would please God. You Pharisees are in for trouble!
You give God a tenth of the spices from your gardens, such as mint and
rue. But you cheat people, and you don't love God. You should be fair
and kind to others and still give a tenth to God. You Pharisees are in
for trouble! You love the front seats in the meeting places, and you
like to be greeted with honor in the market. But you are in for
trouble! You are like unmarked graves that people walk on without even
knowing it.
A teacher of the Law of Moses spoke up, "Teacher, you said cruel
things about us."
Jesus replied: You teachers are also in for trouble! You load people
down with heavy burdens, but you won't lift a finger to help them
carry the loads. Yes, you are really in for trouble. You build
monuments to honor the prophets your own people murdered long ago.
You must think that was the right thing for your people to do, or else
you would not have built monuments for the prophets they murdered.
Because of your evil deeds, the Wisdom of God said, "I will send
prophets and apostles to you. But you will murder some and mistreat
others." You people living today will be punished for all the
prophets who have been murdered since the beginning of the world.
This includes every prophet from the time of Abel to the time of
Zechariah, who was murdered between the altar and the temple. You
people will certainly be punished for all of this.
You teachers of the Law of Moses are really in for trouble! You carry
the keys to the door of knowledge about God. But you never go in, and
you keep others from going in. Jesus was about to leave, but the
teachers and the Pharisees wanted to get even with him. They tried to
make him say what he thought about other things, so that they could
catch him saying something wrong."
Father God, forgive my sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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