Psalms 50:16-21

16 But to the wicked God says:
What right have you to recite my statutes
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 aFor you hate discipline,
band you cast my words behind you.
18If you see a thief, cyou are pleased with him,
dand you keep company with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
eand your tongue frames deceit.
20You sit and speak against your brother;
you slander your own mother’s son.
21These things you have done, and I fhave been silent;
you thought that I
Or  that the I am
was one like yourself.
But now I hrebuke you and ilay the charge before you.

Matthew 23:3-12

3so do and observe whatever they tell you, jbut not the works they do. kFor they preach, but do not practice. 4 lThey tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,
Some manuscripts omit  hard to bear
and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
5 nThey do all their deeds oto be seen by others. For they make ptheir phylacteries broad and qtheir fringes long, 6and they rlove the place of honor at feasts and sthe best seats in the synagogues 7and tgreetings in uthe marketplaces and being called vrabbi
 Rabbi means my teacher, or my master; also verse 8
by others.
8 xBut you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are yall brothers.
Or  brothers and sisters
9 aaAnd call no man your father on earth, for abyou have one Father, who is in heaven. 10Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, acthe Christ. 11 adThe greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 aeWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Luke 4:23

23And he said to them, Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, afPhysician, heal yourself.’ What we have heard you did agat Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.”

Luke 11:46

46And he said, Woe to you ahlawyers also! For aiyou load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Luke 12:47

47 ajAnd that servant who akknew his master’s will but aldid not get ready amor act according to his will, will receive a ansevere beating.

Luke 19:22

22He said to him, ao‘I will condemn you with your own words, apyou wicked servant! You knew that I was aqa severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

1 Corinthians 9:27

27But I discipline my body and arkeep it under control,
Greek  I pummel my body and make it a slave
lest after preaching to others atI myself should be audisqualified.

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