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14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
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The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
15 And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
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He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
16 "The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it.
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“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.
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It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
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