Mar 12:38-40, Luk 11:37-52, 20:45-47 | ISV | STEP | Jesus Denounces the Scribes As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,

Mark 12:38-40

38 Jesus Denounces the Scribes Matthew 23:1-36; Luke 20:45-47As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,Matt 23:1; Mark 4:2; Luke 11:43; 20:46 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour widows’ houses ^{▼▼I.e. rob widows by taking their houses} and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!”Matt 23:14

Luke 11:37-52

37 Jesus Denounces the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law Matthew 23:1-36; Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47After Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} had said this, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him. So Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} went and took his place at the table. 38 The Pharisee was surprised to see that he didn't first wash before the meal.Mark 7:3 39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of greed and evil.Matt 23:25; Titus 1:15 40 You fools! The one who made the outside made the inside, too, didn't he? 41 So give what is inside to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.Isa 58:7; Dan 4:27; Luke 12:33

42 “How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of your mint, spices, and every kind of herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.Matt 23:23 43 How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For you love to have the places of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.Matt 23:6; Mark 12:38-39 44 How terrible it will be for you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk on them without realizing it.”Ps 5:9; Matt 23:27

45 Then one of the experts in the law said to him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us, too.”

46 Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. He} said, “How terrible it will be for you experts in the law, too! For you load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves don't even lift one of your fingers to ease the burdens.Matt 23:4 47 How terrible it will be for you! For you build monuments for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them!Matt 23:29 48 So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors, because they killed those for whom you are building monuments. 49 That is why the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles. They will kill some of them and persecute others,’ ^{▼▼The source of this quotation is unknown.}Matt 23:34 50 so that this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that was shed since the foundation of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who died between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation!Gen 4:8; 2Chr 24:20-21 52 How terrible it will be for you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You didn't go in yourselves, and you kept out those who were trying to go in.”Matt 23:13

Luke 20:45-47

45 Jesus Denounces the Scribes Matthew 23:1-36; Mark 12:38-40; Luke 11:37-54While all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,Matt 23:1; Mark 12:38 46 “Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.Matt 23:5; Luke 11:43 47 They devour widows’ houses ^{▼▼I.e. rob widows by taking their houses} and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!”Matt 23:14