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And don't call anyone on earth 'Father,' for you have only one Father, the one in heaven.Malachi 1:6;">[xr]

Nor are you to be called 'Teachers,' for you have only one teacher, the Christ![fn]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.to go in">[fn]

How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!,Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; 2 Timothy 3:6; Titus 1:11;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over sea and land to make a single convert, and when this happens you make him twice as fit fortwice as much a son of">[fn] hellGehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom">[fn] as you are.

"How terrible it will be for you, blind guides! You say, 'Whoever swears an oath by the sanctuary is excused,is nothing">[fn] but whoever swears an oath by the gold of the sanctuary must keep his oath.'owes a debt">[fn]Matthew 5:33-34;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness.faith">[fn] These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:8; Matthew 9:13; 12:7; Luke 11:42;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity.Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.Luke 11:47;">[xr]

You snakes, you children of serpents! How can you escape being condemned to hell?Gehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom">[fn]Matthew 3:7; 12:34;">[xr]

For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'How blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"Psalm 118:26">[fn]Psalm 118:26; Matthew 21:9;">[xr]

For many will come in my name and say, 'I am the Christ,'[fn] and they will deceive many people.Jeremiah 14:14; 23:24-25; Matthew 5:11; 23:24; John 5:43;">[xr]

For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.2 Chronicles 15:6; Isaiah 19:2; Haggai 2:22; Zechariah 14:13;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days!Luke 23:29;">[xr]

For at that time there will be great suffering,tribulation">[fn] the kind that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly will never happen again.Daniel 9:26; 12:1; Joel 2:2;">[xr]

If those days had not been limited, no life would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.Isaiah 65:8-9; Zechariah 14:2-3;">[xr]

For false christs and false prophets will appear and display great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.Deuteronomy 13:1; Matthew 13:5,11; John 6:37; 10:28-29; Romans 8:28-30; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11; 2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 13:13;">[xr]

So if they say to you, 'Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him.looking for him">[fn] And if they say, 'Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.Luke 17:24;">[xr]