you, therefore,who teachanother,do you not teachyourself?You who preachthat one shall not steal,do you steal?
but I disciplinemy bodyand make it my slave,so that, after I have preachedto others,I myselfwill not be disqualified.
"And that slavewho knewhis master'swilland did not get readyoractin accordwith his will, willreceivemanylashes,
Her leaderspronouncejudgmentfor a bribe,Her priestsinstructfor a priceAnd her prophetsdivinefor money.Yet they leanon the LORDsaying,"Is not the LORDin our midst?Calamitywill not comeupon us."
But He said,"Woeto you lawyersas well!For you weighmendownwith burdenshard to bear,whileyou yourselveswill not even touchthe burdenswith oneof your fingers.
"He saidto him, 'By your own wordsI will judgeyou, you worthlessslave.Did you knowthat I aman exactingman,takingup whatI did not lay downand reapingwhatI did not sow?
And He saidto them, "No doubtyou will quotethisproverbto Me, 'Physician,healyourself!Whateverwe heardwas doneat Capernaum,doherein your hometownas well.'"
And He saidto them, "It is written,MY HOUSESHALL BE CALLEDA HOUSEOF PRAYER;but you are makingit a ROBBERS'DEN."
"Her princeswithinher are like wolvestearingthe prey,by sheddingblood[and] destroyinglivesin orderto getdishonestgain.
For thosewho are circumciseddo not evenkeepthe Lawthemselves,but they desireto have you circumcisedsothat they may boastin your flesh.
And the dogsare greedy,they are not satisfied.And they are shepherdswho havenounderstanding;They have allturnedto their own way,Eachoneto his unjustgain,to the lastone.
You have seenmanythings,but you do not observe[them]; [Your] earsare open,but nonehears.
