43 “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”
What did Jesus say about Godliness?
Showing verses 27–28
27 “Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? But I came to this time for this cause.
28 Father, glorify your name!”
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27 “Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? But I came to this time for this cause.
28 Father, glorify your name!”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.30 “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.
31 Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.35 “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.
36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.”
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Showing verses 3–4
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
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2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do.
4 For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
5 But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
6 and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
7 the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi, Rabbi’ by men.
8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.
9 Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven.
10 Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
11 But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.
12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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Background (3)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Scribes
In later times, after the Captivity, when the nation lost its independence, the scribes turned their attention to the law, gaining for themselves distinction by their intimate acquaintance with its contents. On them devolved the duty of multiplying copies of the law and of teaching it to others (Ezra 7:6, 10-12; Neh. 8:1, 4, 9, 13).
- Phylacteries
They consisted of strips of parchment on which were inscribed these four texts: (1.) Ex. 13:1-10; (2.) 11-16; (3.) Deut. 6:4-9; (4.) 11:18-21, and which were enclosed in a square leather case […] This case was fastened by certain straps to the forehead just between the eyes. The "making broad the phylacteries" refers to the enlarging of the case so as to make it conspicuous.
- Rabbi
My master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers.
Showing verse 11
11 “Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?”
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4 “Who are you looking for?”
5 “I am he.”
6 “I am he,”
7 “Who are you looking for?”
8 “I told you that I am he. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,”
9 “Of those whom you have given me, I have lost none.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.11 “Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?”
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15 “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
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Showing verses 18–19
18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
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16 “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.
17 If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God or if I am speaking from myself.
18 He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.21 “I did one work and you all marvel because of it.
22 Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.
23 If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
24 Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Sabbath
(Heb. verb shabbath, meaning "to rest from labour"), the day of rest.
Showing verses 33–34
33 Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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22 “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
24 Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
25 Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
26 If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 “Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
30 For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.
31 But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.
32 “Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
33 Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Solomon
David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). […] His history is recorded in 1 Kings 1-11 and 2 Chr. 1-9.
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Parallel to Luke 12:34
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Scribes
In later times, after the Captivity, when the nation lost its independence, the scribes turned their attention to the law, gaining for themselves distinction by their intimate acquaintance with its contents. On them devolved the duty of multiplying copies of the law and of teaching it to others (Ezra 7:6, 10-12; Neh. 8:1, 4, 9, 13).
13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don’t enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.
15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
The corresponding KJV saying is Matthew 23:14; this edition uses a different verse number.
The corresponding KJV saying is Matthew 23:13; this edition uses a different verse number.
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Scribes
In later times, after the Captivity, when the nation lost its independence, the scribes turned their attention to the law, gaining for themselves distinction by their intimate acquaintance with its contents. On them devolved the duty of multiplying copies of the law and of teaching it to others (Ezra 7:6, 10-12; Neh. 8:1, 4, 9, 13).
29 “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
31 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.
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Background (3)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Solomon
David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). […] His history is recorded in 1 Kings 1-11 and 2 Chr. 1-9.
- Nineveh
a great and populous city, the flourishing capital of the Assyrian empire (2 Kings 19:36; Isa. 37:37).
- Jonah
He was a prophet of Israel, and predicted the restoration of the ancient boundaries (2 Kings 14:25-27) of the kingdom. […] His personal history is mainly to be gathered from the book which bears his name.
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Parallel to Luke 11:31
39 “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
42 The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
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Background (2)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Solomon
David's second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). […] His history is recorded in 1 Kings 1-11 and 2 Chr. 1-9.
- Nineveh
a great and populous city, the flourishing capital of the Assyrian empire (2 Kings 19:36; Isa. 37:37).
2 “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.”
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11 “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.
12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.”
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31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,
32 but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.34 “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will by no means crow today until you deny that you know me three times.”
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Showing verses 7–8
7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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3 “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
4 how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
6 But I tell you that one greater than the temple is here.
7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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Old Testament source (1)
Quoted by Jesus · BibleGateway (opens in a new tab)
Background (5)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Bread
Bread was prepared by kneading in wooden bowls or "kneading troughs" (Gen. 18:6; Ex. 12:34; Jer. 7:18). The dough was mixed with leaven and made into thin cakes, round or oval, and then baked.
- Priest
They represented the people before God, and offered the various sacrifices prescribed in the law.
- Show bread
This bread consisted of twelve loaves made of the finest flour. […] They were renewed every Sabbath (Lev. 24:5-9), and those that were removed to give place to the new ones were to be eaten by the priests only in the holy place (see 1 Sam. 21:3-6; comp. Matt. 12:3, 4).
- Sabbath
(Heb. verb shabbath, meaning "to rest from labour"), the day of rest.
- Temple
This word is generally used in Scripture of the sacred house erected on the summit of Mount Moriah for the worship of God.
7 “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
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28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Yoke
Fitted on the neck of oxen for the purpose of binding to them the traces by which they might draw the plough, etc. (Num. 19:2; Deut. 21:3). It was a curved piece of wood called 'ol.
2 “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.
3 A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
4 He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,
5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
6 “Listen to what the unrighteous judge says.
7 Won’t God avenge his chosen ones who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”
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26 “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
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Narration or other speakers' words are omitted to show Jesus' words. Read in context for the full passage.29 “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Bread
Bread was prepared by kneading in wooden bowls or "kneading troughs" (Gen. 18:6; Ex. 12:34; Jer. 7:18). The dough was mixed with leaven and made into thin cakes, round or oval, and then baked.
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47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
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39 “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham.
40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham didn’t do this.
41 You do the works of your father.”
42 “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why don’t you understand my speech? Because you can’t hear my word.
44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
45 But because I tell the truth, you don’t believe me.
46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don’t hear, because you are not of God.”
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15 “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”
16 “Whose is this image and inscription?”
17 “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Denarius
(Gr. denarion), a silver coin […]
- Caesar
The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar.
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Parallel to Mark 12:17; Matthew 22:21
23 “Why do you test me?
24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”
25 “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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Background (2)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Denarius
(Gr. denarion), a silver coin […]
- Caesar
The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar.
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Parallel to Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25
18 “Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the tax money.”
20 “Whose is this image and inscription?”
21 “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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Background (1)
Historical source · 1897 · selected excerpts
- Caesar
The title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar.