And the Pharisees coming to him asked him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you? Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away. To whom Jesus answering, said: Because ...
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Mk 8.14–21) 5When the disciples crossed over to the other side of the lake, they forgot to take any bread. 6Jesus said to them, “Take care; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7They started discussing ...
At first, I was so sure that he was not guilty of such a horrendous crime. Then, there was the trial which was so messed up. With all the media circus, the racism, and police bungling of the evidence, it never did (or likely never will) clarify O.J.’s guilt or innocence one w...
Some Jews:Do you think He will decide not to cometo Jerusalem this yearfor the feast? 57In the midst of this confusion,the Pharisees and the chief priests ordered that if anyone knew the whereabouts of Jesusof Nazareth, it must be reported immediately so they could arrest Him. ...
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, ...
38And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40Ye fools, did not he that ...
The last thing we want to do is to emulate the prayer of the Pharisee in one of Jesus’ parables, the “bad guy” as Jesus portrays him in the parable, who prayed while standing near a tax collector,“God, I thank you that I am not like other people – robbers, evildoers, adultere...
“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance....
Of course, some Jews were dogmatic (the Pharisees and Sadducees views on the resurrection come to mind). But the desire to formulate “accurate” or “approved” interpretations, and use them as a basis for deciding who were and were not true disciples was not typical of early Christians....
In Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 Jesus referred to tithing as something that should not be neglected… “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin.But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—...