To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized a
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
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
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righte
Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment s
but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who thi
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterer
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name h
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have mor