Bible Cross References
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John 9:34
They answered, "You were born and brought up in sin---and you are trying to teach us?" And they expelled him from the synagogue.
John 7:47-52
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"Did he fool you, too?" the Pharisees asked them.
48
"Have you ever known one of the authorities or one Pharisee to believe in him?
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This crowd does not know the Law of Moses, so they are under God's curse!"
50
One of the Pharisees there was Nicodemus, the man who had gone to see Jesus before. He said to the others,
51
"According to our Law we cannot condemn people before hearing them and finding out what they have done."
52
"Well," they answered, "are you also from Galilee? Study the Scriptures and you will learn that no prophet ever comes from Galilee."
Matthew 15:12-14
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Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees had their feelings hurt by what you said?"
13
"Every plant which my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up," answered Jesus.
14
"Don't worry about them! They are blind leaders of the blind; and when one blind man leads another, both fall into a ditch."
Matthew 23:16-28
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"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, 'If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
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Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
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You also teach, 'If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
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How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy?
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So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
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and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there;
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and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
23
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
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Blind guides! You strain a fly out of your drink, but swallow a camel!
25
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of your cup and plate, while the inside is full of what you have gotten by violence and selfishness.
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Blind Pharisee! Clean what is inside the cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!
27
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside.
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In the same way, on the outside you appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and sins.
Luke 11:39-54
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So the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.
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Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside?
41
But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
42
"How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
43
"How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.
44
How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it."
45
One of the teachers of the Law said to him, "Teacher, when you say this, you insult us too!"
46
Jesus answered, "How terrible also for you teachers of the Law! You put onto people's backs loads which are hard to carry, but you yourselves will not stretch out a finger to help them carry those loads.
47
How terrible for you! You make fine tombs for the prophets---the very prophets your ancestors murdered.
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You yourselves admit, then, that you approve of what your ancestors did; they murdered the prophets, and you build their tombs.
49
For this reason the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and messengers; they will kill some of them and persecute others.'
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So the people of this time will be punished for the murder of all the prophets killed since the creation of the world,
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from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the Holy Place. Yes, I tell you, the people of this time will be punished for them all!
52
"How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!"
53
When Jesus left that place, the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to criticize him bitterly and ask him questions about many things,
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trying to lay traps for him and catch him saying something wrong.
Romans 2:19-22
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you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,
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an instructor for the foolish, and a teacher for the ignorant. You are certain that in the Law you have the full content of knowledge and of truth.
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You teach others---why don't you teach yourself ? You preach, "Do not steal"---but do you yourself steal?
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You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?
Revelation 3:17
You say, 'I am rich and well off; I have all I need.' But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.