Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at Him.
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The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
15 And He told them: "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God's sight.
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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 has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter 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 stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.
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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.
18 "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
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“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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