The Cleansing of the Temple (Jesus Confronts Hypocrisy)
Jesus overturned the tables in the temple, calling for true worship. What needs to be cleansed in our own hearts? This week, we’ll examine how Jesus desires to purify His church, making us vessels of prayer, holiness, and His presence.
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47 Bible Verses You Need to Know About Hypocrisy
Matthew 6:1 (NASB) – “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.”
Matthew 7:5 (NASB) – “You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
Matthew 15:7 (NASB) – “You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you.”
Matthew 23:13 (NASB) – “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.”
Matthew 23:15 (NASB) – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.”
Matthew 23:23 (NASB) – “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tie mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.”
Luke 6:42 (NASB) – “Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take out the log of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.”
Luke 11:43 (NASB) – “Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the marketplaces.”
Luke 12:1 (NASB) – “Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first, ‘Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.'”
Romans 2:3 (NASB) – “But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?”
Romans 12:9 (NASB) – “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.”
Galatians 2:13 (NASB) – “The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.”
Ephesians 4:14 (NASB) – “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming.”
Colossians 3:9 (NASB) – “Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices.”
1 Timothy 4:2 (NASB) – “By means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron.”
Hebrews 10:22 (NASB) – “Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
James 1:26 (NASB) – “If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.”
James 3:17 (NASB) – “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.”
1 Peter 2:1 (NASB) – “Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.”
1 John 1:6 (NASB) – “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”
Matthew 23:28 (NASB) – “So you too outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”
Matthew 6:2 (NASB) – “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”
Matthew 6:5 (NASB) – “When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”
Matthew 23:24 (NASB) – “You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!”
Mark 7:6 (NASB) – “And He said to them, ‘Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me.'”
Luke 13:15 (NASB) – “But the Lord answered him and said, ‘You hypocrite! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?'”
John 8:7 (NASB) – “But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up and said to them, ‘He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.'”
Romans 14:10 (NASB) – “But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.”
2 Corinthians 6:6 (NASB) – “In purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love.”
Galatians 5:26 (NASB) – “Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another.”
Ephesians 5:6 (NASB) – “Let no one deceive you with empty words; for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”
Philippians 1:15 (NASB) – “Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from goodwill.”
Philippians 1:17 (NASB) – “The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment.”
Colossians 2:4 (NASB) – “I say this so that no one will delude you with persuasive argument.”
Colossians 2:8 (NASB) – “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception according to the tradition of men.”
1 Timothy 1:5 (NASB) – “But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”
Titus 1:16 (NASB) – “They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.”
Hebrews 3:13 (NASB) – “But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called ‘Today,’ so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
Hebrews 12:15 (NASB) – “See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled.”
James 4:11 (NASB) – “Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.”
Revelation 3:16 (NASB) – “So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.”
Matthew 22:18 (NASB) – “But Jesus perceived their malice and said, ‘Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?'”
John 12:43 (NASB) – “For they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.”
Isaiah 29:13 (NASB) – “Then the Lord said, ‘Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me.'”
Jeremiah 7:9-10 (NASB) – “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known? Then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name…”
Micah 6:8 (NASB) – “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness And to walk humbly with your God?”
Amos 5:21-24 (NASB) – “‘I hate, I reject your festivals,’ says the Lord; ‘And I do not delight in your solemn assemblies… But let justice roll down like waters And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.'”
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