⁴⁰ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

⁴⁷ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

³³ “You snakes! You brood of vipers!^(A) How will you escape being condemned to hell?^(B)

Seven Woes on the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees

¹³ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites!^(A) You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.^(B)

⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling^(A) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.^(B)

⁶ They are the kind who worm their way^(A) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,

⁴⁷ “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.^{(A) 48} But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.^(B) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

²² But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.^{(A) 23} And you, Capernaum,^(B) will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.^[a](C) For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴ But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”^(D)

Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

3 Then I said,