42Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
45One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
46“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
47Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
— Luke 11:42-47

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