Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up and walk. saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. Did no one condemn you?, She said, No one, Lord. And Jesus said, I do not condemn you, either. Luke describes the Pharisees as 'lovers of money' (16:14); Josephus writes that they 'simplify their standard of living, making no concession to luxury'. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?. They *came and *said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Some of the Pharisees even invited Jesus to have dinner with them in their homes: a Pharisee invited (Jesus) to eat with him, so he went in and reclined at the table. In three passages where Jesus' healing led to a confrontation, Jesus references how the Jews "worked" on the Sabbath by taking care of their animals, and that work was sanctioned by the Pharisees. Jesus Corrected and Confronted Publicly: Jesus corrected the false teaching of the Scribes and Pharisees by teaching His disciples to be on constant guard against it. Answer Me., They began reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Then why did you not believe him?. Jesus mingled with His opponents as well as with the thousands who loved and followed Him. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?read more.But He detected their trickery and said to them, Show Me a denarius. I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes., And he summoned each one of his masters debtors, and he began saying to the first, How much do you owe my master?, And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty., Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He *said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.. The Ipuwer PapyrusWere The 10 Biblical Plagues Real? After all, they say one thing and do something else. The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men? And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say to us, Then why did you not believe him? But if we say, From men, we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.read more.And answering Jesus, they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?. Watchthe video below. But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together what they might do to Jesus. David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, What commandment is the foremost of all? Jesus answered, The foremost is, Hear, O Israel! so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. And he divided unto them You foolish people! And Jesus said to them, Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees., They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, He said that because we did not bring any bread.. Straightening up, Jesus said to her, Woman, where are they? You fools and blind men! One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?read more.And He said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and foremost commandment. Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers. The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him. Jesus often clashed with the Jewish religious leaders. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate. They *said to Him, Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away? He *said to them, Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. These will receive greater condemnation., Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee *asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in, and reclined at the table. Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers? They *said to Him, He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons. Jesus *said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures,The stone which the builders rejected,This became the chief corner stone;This came about from the Lord,And it is marvelous in our eyes? They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. In fact, what they thought about Jesus' not washing his hands is true of them. But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath., And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court. In Jesus Revolution, Kelsey Grammer playing Chuck Smith sits across from Jonathan Roumie playing the "Jesus freak" Lonnie Frisbee. But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, Why does this man speak that way? And He *said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this? They *said to Him, Caesars. Then He *said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars; and to God the things that are Gods. And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away. That is the essence of beatitude. So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs. On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. And Jesus answered and said to them, It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. Print. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not? He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others. When they heard it, they said, May it never be!. Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other peoples shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. And a man was there whose hand was withered. PHARISEES CONFRONT THE ONCE BLIND MAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS ARE "BLIND" The Pharisees cannot accept that Jesus gave sight to the man who was born blind, so they call in his parents. But woe to you Pharisees! And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, Son, your sins are forgiven.read more.But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, Why does this man speak that way? The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem. Should I heal him or not? Jesus had turned the tables on them. this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.. This verse comes from Isaiah 40:3. The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners? And Jesus answered and said to them, It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.read more.I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance., As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him. The Pharisees were saying to Him, Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?. Whose likeness and inscription does it have? They said, Caesars. And He said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods. And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent. And He was giving orders to them, saying, Watch out! And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. The meaning in Hebrew of the word day always means a 24 hour period of time. Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk? Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up? They *said to Him, Twelve., When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up? And they *said to Him, Seven., And He was saying to them, Do you not yet understand?, Listen to another parable. For this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute. For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead mens bones and all uncleanness. Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. But Jesus looked at them and said, What then is this that is written: Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.. Discussing; Jesus quotes old testament in Matthew, Jesus quotes the Old Testament in Luke. So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them. Jews were careful about their contact with dead bodies or things associated with death (Num 19; Lev 21:1-3; m. And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated. You fools and blind men! This discourse, as a whole, is found only in Matthew. Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him. Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. They *came and *said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Sunday School Lesson March 5 Lesson 1 (KJV) The Prodigal Son Devotional Reading: Psalm 28 Background Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Luke 15:11-24 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it. Nor did the ruling classes of the Jews, especially the Pharisees, like or revere Jesus. Whose likeness and inscription does it have? They said, Caesars., And He said to them, Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods.. But the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.read more.You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men? And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say to us, Then why did you not believe him?, But if we say, From men, we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.. The second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.. The parents know that they face the possibility of being "expelled from the synagogue." Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. You cannot serve God and wealth.. For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it., One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.. The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. And He said to them, Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?. The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. Answering Jesus, they *said, We do not know. And Jesus *said to them, Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.. But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sinsthen He *said to the paralytic, Get up, pick up your bed and go home. And he got up and went home. And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?. You cannot serve God and wealth. Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. How Jesus Corrected and Confronted His Opponents and Hypocrites 1. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. Now He was also saying to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered and said to them, Why are you reasoning in your hearts? What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate., They *said to Him, Why then did Moses command to, give her a certificate of divorce and send. For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead mens bones and all uncleanness. You would immediately pull him out so that he would not drown. The Bible says, And they had nothing to say., Just because they remained silent did not mean the Pharisees concurred with Jesus. But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, Get up and come forward! And he got up and came forward. And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He? They *said to Him, The son of David.. Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone? Immediately Jesus, aware in His spirit that they were reasoning that way within themselves, *said to them, Why are you reasoning about these things in your hearts? For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. What will the owner of the vineyard do? After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel., But the Pharisees were saying, He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.. Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife. Seeing their faith, He said, Friend, your sins are forgiven you., The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax. And they brought Him a denarius. But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised. And He said to them, What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? How Jesus Corrected and Confronted His Opponents and Hypocrites 1. Have you not even read this Scripture:The stone which the builders rejected,This became the chief corner stone; This came about from the Lord,And it is marvelous in our eyes?. But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy. The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. Jonah was in the belly of the whale 4 days. He cried in the wilderness; prepared the way; Straightening up, Jesus said to her, Woman, where are they? But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,He said to the paralyticI say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home. Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. But others were saying, How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs? And there was a division among them. (Luke 13:10-17). This is in contrast to his treatment of women, tax. And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is anothers, who will give you that which is your own? But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day." Mark 3:1-6 He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. When Jesus called out His hometown for their unbelief (Luke 4:16-30). And Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?. But Jesus, aware of this, said, You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, Why does this generation seek for a sign? Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up, and walk? Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. Pharisee comes from the Aramaic word perishayya meaning separated, separatist. In the time of Jesus they were a very influential religious sect which practiced strict observance of written Biblical laws as well as the oral/man-made laws in the Halakhah. Jesus began by acknowledging that they were seated in Moses' seat. Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, Teacher, we want to see a sign from You. But He answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet; for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.read more.The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her. Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. For David himself says in the book of Psalms, Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet, Therefore David calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?. countering the Pharisees on several occasions (Ps 8:2,110:1,Matt 21:16,22:44,Mark 12:36,14:62,Luke 20:42-43). Answering Jesus, they *said, We do not know. And Jesus *said to them, Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things., Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me: Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? They reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why did you not believe him?read more.But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet. So they answered that they did not know where it came from. But He detected their trickery and said to them, Show Me a denarius. The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. And He began to tell the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time. Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers. Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets., One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, What commandment is the foremost of all?, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength, The scribe said to Him, Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that, He is One, and there is no one else besides Him, and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love ones neighbor as himself. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the . Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. And answering Jesus, they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, Teacher, we want to see a sign from You., But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. A Pharisee was a member of a strict Jewish sect, and it is clear from Luke's narrative that Simon has invited Jesus to his house to challenge him on points of Jewish law . When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. But when Jesus heard this, He said, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. Matt 23:1-5 "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. As Jesus ministry grew and His antipathy to the religious leaders became apparent, they invited Him to discredit and to entrap Him: One Sabbath when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?, And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.. The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they *said to Him, Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. 2 The same was in the . I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.. So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor. The story of the feast in the house of Simon the Pharisee is told at Luke, 7, 36-50. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it. One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too. But He said, Woe to you lawyers as well! And Jesus said to them, I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. At first these invitations were out of curiosity about His teachings and identity. and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. Christ Restores the Withered Hand of a Man. Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them., As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, shouting:Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord;Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.read more.But Jesus answered, I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!, So the Pharisees said to Him, You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true..
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