2. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted. He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others. When they heard it, they said, May it never be! But Jesus looked at them and said, What then is this that is written:The stone which the builders rejected,This became the chief corner stone? Jesus said to them, I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. Photo credit, Dan Anderson. Answer. For this reason also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute, so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation. Woe to you lawyers! After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent. During the challenge, Will Young kicked things off by . You serpents, you brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming near Him to listen to Him. For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it., One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.. But woe to you Pharisees! Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax. And they brought Him a denarius. Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. There was a landowner who, vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light. Marys Perpetual Virginity & Jesus Brothers, Why Pollen on the Shroud of Turin Proves it is Real, Christian Inscriptions in Roman Catacombs, Eruption Of Mt. Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers? They *said to Him, He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons. Jesus *said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures,The stone which the builders rejected,This became the chief corner stone;This came about from the Lord,And it is marvelous in our eyes? The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. Listen to another parable. Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, Why does this generation seek for a sign? What will the owner of the vineyard do? The converted disciple of Jesus, Matthew, the Jewish tax collector, records Jesus words about Scribes & Pharisees in Matthew 23:1-7, Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: The teachers of the law (Scribes) and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. Sure, Jewish people encouraged forgiveness for each other, but they don't explicitly believe in forgiving their enemies as far as I know. Indeed, he is training us not merely to see those faces but to wear them. Matt 23:1-5 "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the . Then He said to them, How is it that they say the Christ is Davids son? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation., Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?, And He answered and said, Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and, So they are no longer two, but one flesh. And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them. For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.. I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him. But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours. So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. . Some Pharisees came up to Jesus, testing Him, and began to question Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, They will respect my son., But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.. The manager said to himself, What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, What commandment is the foremost of all? Jesus answered, The foremost is, Hear, O Israel! And Jesus said to them, I will ask you one question, and you answer Me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement. And it *happened that He was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following Him. Shall we pay or shall we not pay? But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why are you testing Me? When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal. But the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. T/F. He *said to the man with the withered hand, Get up and come forward!read more.And He *said to them, Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill? But they kept silent. David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. They *came and *said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him. And they questioned Jesus, asking, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?so that they might accuse Him. But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me: Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?, They reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why did you not believe him?, But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.. Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, We see, your sin remains. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? But He detected their trickery and said to them, Show Me a denarius. Jesus confronts our sin of selfish pride (14:7-11). Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen remarkable things today., Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining with Jesus and His disciples. However, that does not include other places where he is mentioned, but not directly or by name. But the Pharisees were . Answering Jesus, they *said, We do not know. And Jesus *said to them, Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things., Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me: Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men? They reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why did you not believe him?read more.But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet. So they answered that they did not know where it came from. Now He was also saying to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? Tell us then, what do You think? But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together what they might do to Jesus. But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.read more.Seeing their faith, He said, Friend, your sins are forgiven you. The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. In His teaching He was saying: Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation., And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers. Even though Jesus was a volatile guest, the invitations to dinner kept coming. All the names for our week days come from Roman and Norse/Anglo-Saxon gods. They questioned Him, saying, Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others. Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called Rabbi by others.. The owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind. Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, We are not blind too, are we? Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, We see, your sin remains. They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, This man cannot be the Son of David, can he? But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons., The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, He is possessed by Beelzebul, and He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons., At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat. And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.read more.But Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples. Woe to you Pharisees! They *brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind. And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?, And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.. Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation., Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all? And He answered and said, Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?read more.So they are no longer two, but one flesh. They had placed the man with dropsy right in front of Him to see if He would break the Halakhah laws of the Sabbath and heal the afflicted man. Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated. You fools and blind men! But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath., And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. What will the owner of the vineyard do? But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, Get up and come forward! And he got up and came forward.read more.And Jesus said to them, I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it? After looking around at them all, He said to him, Stretch out your hand! And he did so; and his hand was restored. By this point, they have gotten tired of his shenanigans and have decided to confront him and challenge the basis on which he has been saying and doing so many subversive things. The parents know that they face the possibility of being "expelled from the synagogue." A Pharisee was a member of a strict Jewish sect, and it is clear from Luke's narrative that Simon has invited Jesus to his house to challenge him on points of Jewish law . For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead mens bones and all uncleanness. When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. 1. if Jesus appeared to the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law it would have been documented. They were the leading citizens - yet Jesus criticised them and exposed their hypocrisy. Jesus concludes His seven-fold rebuke by telling the religious leaders that they are just like their fathers, who persecuted the prophets of old. How Jesus Corrected and Confronted His Opponents and Hypocrites 1. Some of the Pharisees even invited Jesus to have dinner with them in their homes: a Pharisee invited (Jesus) to eat with him, so he went in and reclined at the table. And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?. Tom: We're continuing with our study of the Gospel of John, chapter one, and for the purpose of really understanding the gospel, that's what we've been dealing with for over a year now, Dave, in this segment of our program.