Study Desk

Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.

'Friend,' he asked, 'how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But the man was speechless.

For many are called, but few are chosen."

But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, "You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:

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

So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'

And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin, but you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

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

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and every impurity.

In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.