And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
- BSB The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
- NKJV Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.
- NASB Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were ridiculing Him.
- NLT The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.
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Quick answer
The money-loving Pharisees overhear and scoff at Jesus' teaching on wealth.
Overview
Their ridicule exposes hearts captive to mammon, the very master Jesus warned against. Their reaction confirms His diagnosis. The verse begins a direct confrontation with the self-justifying religious leaders who valued wealth and status over God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
- Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- Luke 20:47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
- Jer 6:13For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
- Jer 8:10Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
- Matt 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
- Isa 56:11Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
- Isa 53:3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Luke 8:53And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
- Ps 35:15–16But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
- Ezek 22:25–29There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.
- 2 Tim 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- Ezek 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Jer 20:7–8O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
- Ps 119:51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
- Heb 11:36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
- Heb 12:2–3Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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