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But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
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"But woe unto you, Pharisees! For ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not left the other undone.
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Woe unto you, Pharisees! For ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.
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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them."
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Then answered one of the lawyers and said unto Him, "Master, thus saying, thou reproachest us also."
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And He said, "Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! For ye laden men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
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Woe unto you! For ye build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
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Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchers.
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"Therefore also said the wisdom of God: `I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute,'
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that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation,
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from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation.