Luke 16:14-17
New King James Version
The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom
14 Now the Pharisees, (A)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who (B)justify yourselves (C)before men, but (D)God knows your hearts. For (E)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 (F)“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. 17 (G)And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one [b]tittle of the law to fail.
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- Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at
- Luke 16:17 The smallest stroke in a Heb. letter
Luke 16:14-17
Lexham English Bible
Hypocrisy, Law, and the Kingdom of God
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. 15 And he said to them, “You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For what is considered exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 “The law and the prophets were until John; from that time on the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed[a] into it. 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.
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- Luke 16:16 The verb is translated here as a passive; some English versions translate the verb as active (“forces their way into it”)
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