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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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“For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
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And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?”
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The Question about Fasting
Then the disciples of John *came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
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But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
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Now when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath!”
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But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
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The Pharisees Rebuked
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to speak was brought to Jesus, and He healed him so that the man who was unable to speak talked and could see.
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
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The Desire for Signs
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
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Tradition and Commandment
Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
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Then the disciples came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?”
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Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus
The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
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And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.
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Poll-tax to Caesar
Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.
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But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
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saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses.
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Eight Woes
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not enter it yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
