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But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.

therefore all that they tell you, do and keep, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

But the greatest among you shall be your servant.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the sanctuary, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the sanctuary is obligated.'

And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

You blind guides, who strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

In this way, you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

And you are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.

But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!