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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the [divine] wrath and judgment to come?
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“For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
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When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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The Question about Fasting
Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?”
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But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by [the power of] the ruler of demons.”
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But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him.
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The Pharisees Rebuked
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.
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But the Pharisees heard it and said, “This man casts out demons only by [the help of] Beelzebul (Satan) the prince 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 (attesting miracle) from You [proving that You are what You claim to be].”
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Tradition and Commandment
Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,
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Then the disciples came and said to Jesus, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard you say this?”
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Pharisees Test Jesus
Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority].
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Jesus said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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How is it that you fail to understand that I was not talking 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 tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the [false] teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
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The Pharisees said to Him, “Why then did Moses command us to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was talking about them.
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Tribute to Caesar
Then the Pharisees went and conspired together plotting how to trap Him by [distorting] what He said.
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Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.
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Now while the Pharisees were [still] gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
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“What do you [Pharisees] think of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”
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saying: “The scribes and Pharisees have seated themselves in Moses’ chair [of authority as teachers of the Law];
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The scribes and Pharisees tie up heavy loads [that are hard to bear] and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger [to make them lighter].
