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If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."
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While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table.
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The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner.
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And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness.
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You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?
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But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
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"But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
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Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places.
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Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."
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One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also."
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And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.