"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!"
Read chapter 23.
Christ really lays down the law with these scribes and Pharisees about multiple things that Jesus is angry about. A culmination of all His teachings. These are all out right oppositions of the truth. The fake/religious front they put on but what's in their hearts, what they do behind closed doors, what they preach but not practice. They're caught up in looks and works but no heart or truth.
How common is this in our day still! Hypocrisy is so common in the Christian world that new/young believers just follow in the footsteps of it being normal and therefore okay. It all seems to come from our lust of the eyes, self-seeking, appearance that draws us this way.
So who are you going to listen to? The preacher or Jesus? Not which one sounds better but which one is the truth.
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