Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing. Matthew 23:28 NABRE Jesus condemns the scribes and Pharisees, denouncing them because they are failing to see what is most important among spiritual matters. Jesus calls them blind because they confuse lesser things…
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Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” John 1:50 NABRE Jesus calls Philip to follow Him, using His formula for calling all disciples. Philip responds to Jesus request by…
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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You lock the kingdom of heaven before human beings. You do not enter yourselves, nor do you allow entrance to those trying to enter. Matthew 23:13 NABRE Jesus begins to thunder woes against the scribes and Pharisees, those responsible for the spiritual…
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And he said, “For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father.” John 6:65 NABRE Jesus speaks to those following Him about bread from heaven and that they may see the Son of man ascending to where…
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The greatest among you must be your servant. Matthew 23:11 NABRE Jesus is teaching about the scribes and Pharisees, who tell the people what to observe but never practice what they preach. Jesus says they make demands, laying heavy burdens on the people and loving places of honor but not…
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