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Pharisees and Legal Experts Denounced
37 And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him ⌊to have a meal⌋f with him, and he went in and* reclined at table. 38 And the Pharisee, when he* saw it,* was astonished that he did not first wash before the meal. 39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greediness and wickedness. 40 Fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give as charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
42 “But woe to you, Pharisees, because you pay a tenth of mint and rue and every garden herb, and neglect justice and love for God! But it was necessary to do these things without neglecting those things also. 43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces! 44 Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, and the people who walk over them* do not know it!*
f | Literally “that he would have a meal” |
* | Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went in”) has been translated as a finite verb |
* | Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal |
* | Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation |
* | Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation |
* | Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation |
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