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But 1the Lordsaid to him, "Now2you Phariseesclean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
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"3You foolishones, did not He who made the outsidemake the insidealso?
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"But 4give that which is within as charity, and thenallthings are 5clean for you.
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"6But woe to you Pharisees! For you 7paytithe of mint and rue and every kind of gardenherb, and yet disregardjustice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have donewithoutneglecting the others.
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"Woe to you Pharisees! For you 8love the chiefseats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
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"9Woe to you! For you are likeconcealedtombs, and the people who walkover them are unaware of it."
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One of the 10lawyerssaid to Him in reply, "Teacher, when You saythis, You insult us too."
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But He said, "Woe to you 11lawyers as well! For 12you weighmendown with burdenshard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
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"13Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.
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"So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs.
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"For thisreasonalso14the wisdom of Godsaid, '15I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute,