Matthew 23:25 Cross References
Matthew 23:25
25: "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy--full of greed and self-indulgence!
Luke 11:39
- Then the Lord said to him, "You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are still filthy--full of greed and wickedness!
- Fools! Didn't God make the inside as well as the outside?
Matthew 15:19
- For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.
- These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands could never defile you and make you unacceptable to God!"
Isaiah 28:7
- Now, however, Israel is being led by drunks! The priests and prophets reel and stagger from beer and wine. They make stupid mistakes as they carry out their responsibilities.
- Their tables are covered with vomit; filth is everywhere.
Mark 7:4
- Similarly, they eat nothing bought from the market unless they have immersed their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to--such as their ceremony of washing cups, pitchers, and kettles. )
- So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, "Why don't your disciples follow our age-old customs? For they eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony."
- Jesus replied, "You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said,
- 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'
- For you ignore God's specific laws and substitute your own traditions."