11:37 As he spoke, 1 a Pharisee 2 invited Jesus 3 to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table. 4 11:38 The 5 Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus 6 did not first wash his hands 7 before the meal. 11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean 8 the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 9 11:40 You fools! 10 Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well? 11 11:41 But give from your heart to those in need, 12 and 13 then everything will be clean for you. 14
11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! 15 You give a tenth 16 of your mint, 17 rue, 18 and every herb, yet you neglect justice 19 and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. 20 11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats 21 in the synagogues 22 and elaborate greetings 23 in the marketplaces! 11:44 Woe to you! 24 You are like unmarked graves, and people 25 walk over them without realizing it!” 26
11:45 One of the experts in religious law 27 answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult 28 us too.” 11:46 But Jesus 29 replied, 30 “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! 31 You load people 32 down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch 33 the burdens with even one of your fingers! 11:47 Woe to you! You build 34 the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors 35 killed. 11:48 So you testify that you approve of 36 the deeds of your ancestors, 37 because they killed the prophets 38 and you build their 39 tombs! 40 11:49 For this reason also the wisdom 41 of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable 42 for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning 43 of the world, 44 11:51 from the blood of Abel 45 to the blood of Zechariah, 46 who was killed 47 between the altar and the sanctuary. 48 Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against 49 this generation. 11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away 50 the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered 51 those who were going in.”
11:53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law 52 and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, 53 and to ask him hostile questions 54 about many things, 11:54 plotting against 55 him, to catch 56 him in something he might say.