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As Yeshua spoke, a Parush asked him to eat dinner with him; so he went in and took his place at the table;
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and the Parush was surprised that he didn't begin by doing n'tilat yadayim before the meal.
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However, the Lord said to him, "Now then, you P'rushim, you clean the outside of the cup and plate; but inside, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
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Fools! Didn't the One who made the outside make the inside too?
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Rather, give as alms what is inside, and then everything will be clean for you!
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"But woe to you P'rushim! You pay your tithes of mint and rue and every garden herb, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You have an obligation to do these things -- but without disregarding the others!
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"Woe to you P'rushim, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and being greeted deferentially in the marketplaces!
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"Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it."
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One of the experts in Torah answered him, "Rabbi, by saying these things you are insulting us also."
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Yeshua said, "Woe to you Torah experts too! You load people down with burdens they can hardly bear, and you won't lift a finger to help them!
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"Woe to you! You build tombs in memory of the prophets, but your fathers murdered them!