28. But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
29. As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
31. The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, something greater than Solomon is here!
32. The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them – and now, something greater than Jonah is here!
33. “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.
34. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, your body is full of darkness.
35. Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
36. If then your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
37. As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
38. The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.
39. But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
40. You fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?
41. But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.