Luke 16:14

New International Reader's Version

The Pharisees loved money. They heard all that Jesus said and made fun of him.

Cross References

Psalm 119:51

Proud people make fun of me without mercy. But I don’t turn away from your law.

Isaiah 53:3

People looked down on him. They didn’t accept him. He knew all about pain and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn’t have any respect for him.

Isaiah 56:11

They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.

Jeremiah 6:13

Everyone wants to get richer and richer, from the least important of them to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

Jeremiah 8:10

I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. Everyone wants to get richer and richer. Everyone is greedy, from the least important to the most important. Prophets and priests alike try to fool everyone they can.

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

Matthew 9:24

He said, “Go away. The girl is not dead. She is sleeping.” But they laughed at him.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.”

Luke 20:47

They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God will punish these men very much.”

Luke 23:35

The people stood there watching. The rulers even made fun of Jesus. They said, “He saved others. Let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”

Luke 8:53

They laughed at him. They knew she was dead.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will love themselves. They will love money. They will brag and be proud. They will tear others down. They will not obey their parents. They won’t be thankful or holy.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were made fun of and even whipped. Some were held by chains. Some were put in prison.