The Law and the Kingdom of God

14 (A)The Pharisees, who were (B)lovers of money, heard all these things, and they (C)ridiculed him. 15 And he said to them, “You are those who (D)justify yourselves before men, but (E)God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men (F)is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 (G)“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then (H)the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and (I)everyone forces his way into it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:16 Or everyone is forcefully urged into it

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