Luke 11:42-44

Contemporary English Version

⁴²^(A) You Pharisees are in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your gardens, such as mint and rue. But you cheat people, and you don't love God. You should be fair and kind to others and still give a tenth to God.

⁴³You Pharisees are in for trouble! You love the front seats in the synagogues, and you like to be greeted with honor in the market. ⁴⁴But you are in for trouble! You are like unmarked graves^[a] that people walk on without even knowing it.

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11.44 unmarked graves: Tombs were whitewashed to keep anyone from accidentally touching them. A person who touched a dead body or a tomb was considered unclean and could not worship with other Jewish people.