31. The queen from the south will stand up at the time of judgment with the men who live today. She will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon’s wisdom. But look, someone greater than Solomon is here!
32. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the time of judgment with the people living today. Since the men of Nineveh turned to God and changed the way they thought and acted when Jonah spoke his message, they will condemn the people living today. But look, someone greater than Jonah is here!
33. “No one lights a lamp and hides it or puts it under a basket. Instead, everyone who lights a lamp puts it on a lamp stand so that those who come in will see its light.
34. “Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is unclouded, your whole body is full of light. But when your eye is evil, your body is full of darkness.
35. So be careful that the light in you isn’t darkness.
36. If your whole body is full of light and not darkness, it will be as bright as a lamp shining on you.”
37. After Jesus spoke, a Pharisee invited him to have lunch at his house. So Jesus accepted the invitation.
38. The Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus didn’t wash before the meal.
39. The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes. But inside you are full of greed and evil.
40. You fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside too?
41. Give what is inside as a gift to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.
42. “How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give ⌊God⌋ one-tenth of your mint, spices, and every garden herb. But you have ignored justice and the love of God. You should have done these things without ignoring the others.
43. “How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to sit in the front seats in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.
44. How horrible it will be for you! You are like unmarked graves. People walk on them without knowing what they are.”
45. One of the experts in Moses’ Teachings said to him, “Teacher, when you talk this way, you insult us too.”
46. Jesus said, “How horrible it will be for you experts in Moses’ Teachings! You burden people with loads that are hard to carry. But you won’t lift a finger to carry any of these loads.