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15 And He said to them, “You are the ones declaring yourselves righteous in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts— because the highly-valued thing among people is an abomination[a] in the sight of God. 16 The Law and the Prophets were until John. From that time on, the kingdom of God is being announced-as-good-news, and everyone is forcing-himself [b] into it. 17 But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one stroke[c] of the Law should fail.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:15 Or, detestable.
  2. Luke 16:16 That is, trying to force his way into it, whether on God’s terms or not.
  3. Luke 16:17 See Mt 5:18.

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