⁹ In those letters she wrote:

Jesus Before Pilate^(A)

²⁸ Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.^(B) By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace,^(C) because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.^(D)

⁴⁷ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

¹³ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!^(A) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.^(B)

⁸ He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

¹³ Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,^(A) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully^(B) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. ¹⁴ They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.^(C) That would be a disgrace to us. ¹⁵ We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition^(D) only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.^{(E) 16} Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves.^(F) We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.^{(G) 17} But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”