Mark 7:6
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6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (A)hypocrites, as it is written:
(B)‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
Isaiah 29:13
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13 Therefore the Lord said:
(A)“Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths
And honor Me (B)with their lips,
But have removed their hearts far from Me,
And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,
Titus 1:16
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16 They profess to (A)know God, but (B)in works they deny Him, being [a]abominable, disobedient, (C)and disqualified for every good work.
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- Titus 1:16 detestable
Matthew 15:7-9
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7 (A)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These(B) people [a]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(C)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
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- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
2 Timothy 3:5
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5 (A)having a form of godliness but (B)denying its power. And (C)from such people turn away!
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Matthew 23:13-15
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13 “But (A)woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14 [a]Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (B)For you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of [b]hell as yourselves.
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- Matthew 23:14 NU omits v. 14.
- Matthew 23:15 Gr. Gehenna
James 2:14-17
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Faith Without Works Is Dead(A)
14 (B)What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 (C)If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and (D)one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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John 5:42
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42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.
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Luke 11:39-44
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39 (A)Then the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but (B)your inward part is full of [a]greed and wickedness. 40 Foolish ones! Did not (C)He who made the outside make the inside also? 41 (D)But rather give alms of [b]such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
42 (E)“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and (F)pass by justice and the (G)love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 43 (H)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the [c]best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 (I)Woe to you, [d]scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (J)For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”
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- Luke 11:39 Lit. eager grasping or robbery
- Luke 11:41 Or what is inside
- Luke 11:43 Or places of honor
- Luke 11:44 NU omits scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites
John 15:24
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24 If I had not done among them (A)the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have (B)seen and also hated both Me and My Father.
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Acts 28:25
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25 So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to [a]our fathers,
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- Acts 28:25 NU your
John 8:54-55
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54 Jesus answered, (A)“If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. (B)It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is [a]your God. 55 Yet (C)you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and (D)keep His word.
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- John 8:54 NU, M our
Hosea 8:2-3
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2 (A)Israel will cry to Me,
‘My God, (B)we know You!’
3 Israel has rejected the good;
The enemy will pursue him.
John 8:41-42
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41 You do the deeds of your father.”
Then they said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; (A)we have one Father—God.”
42 Jesus said to them, (B)“If God were your Father, you would love Me, for (C)I proceeded forth and came from God; (D)nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
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