Woes
Jesus
attacking hypocrisy and perjury.
It’s
about legalistic and legalisms.
Woes
on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees
13 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven
in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter
who are trying to. [14]
15 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single
convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of
hell as you are.
16 “Woe to you, blind guides!
You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who
swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’
Matthew
23;23
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill
and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the
law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter,
without neglecting the former.
Matthew
23;25
25 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish,
but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
Matthew
23;27
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look
beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead
and everything unclean.
Matthew
23;29
29 “Woe to you, teachers of the
law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and
decorate the graves of the righteous.
Luke
11:37-54
Woes
on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law
37 When Jesus had finished
speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at
the table. 38 But the Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that
Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
39 Then the Lord said to him,
“Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you
are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You foolish people! Did not
the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But now as
for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean
for you.
42 “Woe to you Pharisees,
because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden
herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced
the latter without leaving the former undone.
43 “Woe to you Pharisees,
because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful
greetings in the marketplaces.
44 “Woe to you, because you are
like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
45 One of the experts in the law
answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”
46 Jesus replied, “And you
experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they
can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
47 “Woe to you, because you
build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them. 48 So
you testify that you approve of what your ancestors did; they killed the
prophets, and you build their tombs. 49 Because of this, God in his
wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will
kill and others they will persecute.’ 50 Therefore this generation
will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed
since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the
blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I
tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
52 “Woe to you experts in the
law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not
entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
53 When Jesus went outside, the
Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to
besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he
might say.
Mark
12;38-40
Warning Against the
Teachers of the Law
38 As he taught, Jesus said,
“Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing
robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and have
the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers.
These men will be punished most severely.”
Luke
20:45-47
Warning
Against the Teachers of the Law
45 While all the people were
listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers
of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted
with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the
synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour
widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished
most severely.”
2/13/19