14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
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So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
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The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. [a]
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But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.