41. Therefore, give to those in need from the core of who you are and you will be clean all over.
42. “How terrible for you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and garden herbs of all kinds, while neglecting justice and love for God. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
43. “How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the most prominent seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
44. "How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk on them without recognizing it."
45. One of the legal experts responded, "Teacher, when you say these things, you are insulting us too."
46. Jesus said, “How terrible for you legal experts too! You load people down with impossible burdens and you refuse to lift a single finger to help them.
47. “How terrible for you! You built memorials to the prophets, whom your ancestors killed.
48. In this way, you testify that you approve of your ancestors’ deeds. They killed the prophets, and you build memorials!