The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fir
You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sin
And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although
All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do e
A song of ascents. Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false wi
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they l
They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake t
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as
who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God.
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for y
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vip
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will no