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W O W - T H E B I G P I C T U R E
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
Jesus Condemns the Religious Establishment
-- Matthew 23:1-39; Mark 12:41-44; Psalm 108:10-13; Proverbs 19:23
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: "The
scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Therefore whatever they
tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to
their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens,
hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will
not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do to
be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the
borders of their garments. They love the best places at feasts, the
best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be
called by men, 'Rabbi, Rabbi.' But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for
One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. Do not call
anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in
heaven. And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the
Christ. But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. And
whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will
be exalted.
"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the
kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do
you allow those who are entering to go in. Woe to you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a
pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater
condemnation.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and
sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as
much a son of hell as yourselves.
"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it
is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged
to perform it.' Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the
temple that sanctifies the gold? And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, it
is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged
to perform it.' Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the
altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore he who swears by the altar,
swears by it and by all things on it. He who swears by the temple,
swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. And he who swears by heaven,
swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of
mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of
the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done,
without leaving the others undone. Blind guides, who strain out a gnat
and swallow a camel!
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the
outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and
self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup
and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like
whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside
are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also
outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy
and lawlessness.
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the
tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and
say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have
been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'
"Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that you are sons of
those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of your
fathers' guilt. Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the
condemnation of hell? Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men,
and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them
you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from
the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of
Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this
generation.
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones
those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children
together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not
willing! See! Your house is left to you desolate; for I say to you, you
shall see Me no more till you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name
of the LORD!'"
Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money
into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. Then one poor
widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. So He called
His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you
that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to
the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out
of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."
Matthew 23:1-39; Mark 12:41-44
WORSHIP:
Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
Is it not You, O God, who cast us off?
And You, O God, who did not go out with our armies?
Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless.
Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
Psalm 108:10-13
WISDOM:
The fear of the LORD leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 19:23
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