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Thenansweredone of the lawyers, and said unto him,Master,thussaying thou reproachestusalso.
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And he said , Woe unto youalso, ye lawyers!for ye lademen with burdens grievous to be borne,and ye yourselvestouchnot the burdens with one of yourfingers.
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Woe unto you!for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets,andyourfatherskilledthem.
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Truly ye bear witnessthat ye allow the deeds of yourfathers:fortheyindeedkilledthem,andyebuildtheirsepulchres.
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Therefore*alsosaid the wisdom of God, I will send*themprophetsandapostles,and some ofthem they shall slayandpersecute :
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That the blood of all the prophets,which was shedfrom the foundation of the world, may be requiredofthisgeneration;
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From the blood of Abelunto the blood of Zacharias,whichperishedbetween the altarand the temple:verily I say unto you, It shall be requiredofthisgeneration.
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Woe unto you,lawyers!for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye enterednotinyourselves,and them that were entering in ye hindered .
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And as hesaid these thingsuntothem, the scribesand the Phariseesbegan to urge him vehemently,and to provokehim to speakof many things:
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Laying wait forhim,andseeking to catchsomething out ofhismouth,that they might accusehim.