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Blessings and Woes
He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,
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“But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
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Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
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Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
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“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law
When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.
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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
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“Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it.”
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Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.
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“Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your ancestors who killed them.
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“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
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Sin, Faith, Duty
Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.
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The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!”
