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Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.

"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! [fn] For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them."

And He said, "Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.

"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered."

54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, that they might accuse Him. [fn]

For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? [fn] And not one of them is forgotten before God.

For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, [fn] for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses."

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

"So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?