Bible verses about "pharisees" | Worsley

² And the pharisees came to Him and asked Him, "if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife," tempting Him. ³ And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? ⁴ And they said, Moses permitted a man to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. ⁵ And Jesus replied, He wrote this precept on account of your cruel tempers: ⁶ but from the beginning of the world, God created them male and female. ⁷ For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, ⁸ and be joined to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh: so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. ⁹ Therefore let not man separate what God hath joined together. ¹⁰ And when they were in the house his disciples asked Him again about it: ¹¹ and He told them, Whoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery against her. ¹² And if a woman be divorced from her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

² And the pharisees came to Him and asked Him, "if it were lawful for a man to put away his wife," tempting Him.

¹⁰ But why dost thou censure thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? since we shall all stand before the tribunal of Christ; ¹¹ for it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. ¹² So that every one of us shall give an account of himself to God.

²¹ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father, who is in heaven: ²² many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them, ²³ I never owned you, depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.

¹ Receive him that is weak in the faith, but not to disputes about doubtful matters: ² for one believeth that he may eat any food; another, who is weak, liveth upon herbs. ³ Let not him, that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him, that eateth not, censure him that eateth: for God hath received him. ⁴ Who art thou that judgest the servant of another? To his own master he standeth or falleth: yea, he shall be established; for God is able to establish him. ⁵ One preferreth some days to others; another esteemeth every day alike. Let every one be fully satisfied in his own mind. ⁶ He that regardeth a day regardeth it to the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, in deference to the Lord he doth not regard it. So he, that eateth all sorts of food, eateth to the Lord; for he giveth God thanks for it; and he that eateth not of some kinds of food, in deference to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks for the rest. ⁷ For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself: ⁸ but if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. ⁹ For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and lives again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. ¹⁰ But why dost thou censure thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? since we shall all stand before the tribunal of Christ; ¹¹ for it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. ¹² So that every one of us shall give an account of himself to God. ¹³ Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling-block or scandal before a brother. ¹⁴ I know and have been taught by the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: only to him that thinketh any thing unclean, to him it is unclean. ¹⁵ But if thy brother be grieved by thy food, thou dost not herein walk in love. Do not by thy food destroy him, for whom Christ died. ¹⁶ Let not your liberty then be evil-spoken of: for the kingdom of God consists not in meat and drink; ¹⁷ but in righteousness and peace, and joy in the holy Ghost: for he, ¹⁸ that in these serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved by men. ¹⁹ Let us then pursue peace, and mutual edification. ²⁰ Do not for the sake of meat destroy thy brother who is the work of God: all things indeed are pure; but to the man that eateth with offence it is evil. ²¹ It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing at which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or weakened. ²² Thou who hast faith, have it to thyself before God: and happy is he that condemneth not himself in what he alloweth himself to do. ²³ But he that hath any scruple, is condemned if he eat; because he doth it not with faith: and whatsoever is not of faith, is sin.

³¹ Now which of the two did the will of his father? They say unto Him, The first. Jesus replied, Verily I say unto you, that publicans and prostitutes enter into the kingdom of God before you: ³² for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but publicans and harlots believed him; and though ye saw that, ye did not repent afterwards, to believe him.

⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in long robes, and love salutations in public places, and the chief seats in the Synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts; ⁴⁷ who devour widows houses, and for a shew of religion make long prayers: these shall receive a heavier sentence.

³⁶ And one of the pharisees asked Him to eat with him: and He went into the pharisee's house, and sat down. ³⁷ And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house, ³⁸ brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ³⁹ But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner. ⁴⁰ And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.) ⁴¹ A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed him five hundred denaries, and the other fifty: ⁴² and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? ⁴³ And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged: ⁴⁴ and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. ⁴⁵ Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶ Thou didst not anoint my head with common oil, but she hath anointed even my feet with sweet ointment. ⁴⁷ Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little. ⁴⁸ And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹ And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? ⁵⁰ But He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

¹⁰ Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a pharisee and the other a publican. ¹¹ The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican. ¹² I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of all that I possess. ¹³ But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

¹ Then spake Jesus to the people and to his disciples, saying, ² The scribes and pharisees sit in the seat of Moses: ³ observe therefore and do all things whatsoever they tell you to observe; but do not ye according to their works, for they say and do not: ⁴ for they bind grievous and intolerable burthens, and impose them upon men; but they themselves will not put a finger to them: ⁵ but they do all their works to be seen by men; they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the fringes of their garments, ⁶ and love the uppermost places at feasts, ⁷ and the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in public assemblies, and to be called by men Rabbi, Rabbi. ⁸ But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor even Christ, and ye are all brethren. ⁹ Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven: ¹⁰ neither be ye called masters; for one is your master, even Christ. ¹¹ But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased, ¹² and whosoever will humble himself shall be exalted. ¹³ But wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, nor suffer those that are entering to go in. ¹⁴ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye devour widows houses, and for a cover make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive the heavier judgement. ¹⁵ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land to make a proselyte, and when he is gained, ye make him more the child of hell than yourselves. ¹⁶ Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing; ¹⁷ but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? ¹⁸ And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound. ¹⁹ O foolish and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifieth the gift? ²⁰ He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it: ²¹ and he, that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by Him that dwelleth in it: ²² and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it. ²³ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others. ²⁴ Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel! ²⁵ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance: ²⁶ thou blind pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that the outside of them may be also clean. ²⁷ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who are like whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful without, but within are full of the bones of the dead, and all manner of filthiness; ²⁸ so do ye likewise outwardly appear to men to be righteous, but within are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. ²⁹ Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; who build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the just, ³⁰ and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been concerned with them in shedding the blood of the prophets: ³¹ so that ye are witnesses yourselves, that ye are the children of those who killed the prophets: ³² fill up then the measure of your fathers, ye serpents, ye brood of vipers: ³³ how can ye escape the damnation of hell? ³⁴ For behold I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: ³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I tell you, all these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁸ Behold your house shall be left you desolate: ³⁹ for I tell you, ye shall not see me after this, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.