Now the Pharisees who had been sent
When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee.
(The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
