Words of Jesus
According to Jesus, who “sit in Moses’ seat”?
Who are "the scribes and the Pharisees"? (v.2)
What phrase introduces each of the woes Jesus pronounces?
What is "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!"?
Jesus compares the Pharisees to “whitewashed tombs.” What do these look like outwardly?
What is "beautiful"? (v.27)
What small creature do the Pharisees “strain out”?
What is "a gnat"? (v.24)
Who killed righteous Abel, according to Jesus?
Who are "your fathers" (the ancestors of the Pharisees)? (v.35)
What do the scribes and Pharisees do that Jesus says His followers should not imitate?
What is "they say and do not do"? (v.3)
In the first woe, what does Jesus say the Pharisees do to the kingdom of heaven?
What is “shut it up against men”? (v.13)
(Double Points: “For you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”)
What does Jesus say the Pharisees are full of on the inside, despite appearing clean?
What are "extortion and self-indulgence"? (v.25)
What absurdly large creature do they “swallow”?
What is "a camel"? (v.24)
Where was Zechariah killed?
What is "between the temple and the altar"? (v.35)
Jesus teaches, “He who is greatest among you shall be...” what?
What is "your servant"? (v.11)
Why does Jesus call the Pharisees “blind guides” in regard to swearing oaths?
What is "they make distinctions between swearing by the temple/gold or altar/gift, missing what actually sanctifies them"? (v.16–22)
What are the Pharisees full of inwardly, according to the tomb metaphor?
What are "dead men’s bones and all uncleanness"? (v.27)
What does Jesus say sanctifies the gold of the temple?
What is "the temple that sanctifies the gold"? (v.17)
Jesus says the Pharisees are “sons of those” who did what?
What is "murdered the prophets"? (v.31)
There is a statement in this chapter near the beginning that is spoken, and then reversed.
What is "he who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted"? (v.12)
What metaphor does Jesus use to describe how the Pharisees obsess over small rules but miss what matters?
What is "strain out a gnat and swallow a camel"? (v.24)
Jesus says the Pharisees appear righteous to men, but what are they full of?
What are "hypocrisy and lawlessness"? (v.28)
What does Jesus say happens when someone swears by heaven?
What is "they swear by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it"? (v.22)
What metaphor does Jesus use to express His longing to protect Jerusalem?
What is "a hen gathering her chicks under her wings"? (v.37)
Jesus begins a rebuke by saying the Pharisees “bind heavy burdens, hard to bear.” What specific criticism follows immediately after?
What is "they lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers"?(v.4)
In the seventh woe, Jesus exposes the hypocrisy of honoring the prophets. What do the Pharisees claim they would not have done if they had lived in their fathers' time?
What is "been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets"? (v.30)
Jesus uses both the cup and tomb metaphors to emphasize a core theme. What is this consistent critique of the Pharisees’ character?
What is "they focus on outward appearance while their inner lives are corrupt"?
Jesus lists several items people swear by (temple, altar, heaven). What is the flaw in the Pharisees’ logic that He exposes?
What is "they treat some oaths as binding and others not, based on human logic rather than God's holiness"?(v.16–22)
In verse 39, Jesus says Jerusalem will not see Him again until they say what phrase?
What is "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!" (v.39)