Luke 16:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Cross References

Psalm 119:51

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

Isaiah 53:3

Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.

Isaiah 56:11

Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

Jeremiah 8:10

So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

Matthew 23:13

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

Matthew 9:24

He said, Make room; for the girl is not dead, but sleeping. And they were laughing at him.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

Luke 20:47

Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

Luke 23:35

And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine,

Luke 8:53

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

2 Timothy 3:2

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

Hebrews 11:36

And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons: