Weightier Matters Of The Law Justice Mercy Faith
Definition
The Pharisees are condemned for washing the outside while neglecting the cleansing of the soul from passions and vices; they are whitewashed tombs full of dead men’s bones.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Inner Versus Outer Purity
Biblical References
- Luke 13:1-5 — Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. He answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Gal
- Luke 13:6-9 — Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For three years now, I have come lookin
- Luke 13:10-17 — *Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely. When Jesus saw *
- Luke 10:25-37 — Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” The expert answered, “Love the Lo
- Deuteronomy 6:5 — *You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength. *
- Leviticus 19:18 — *You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. *