Matthew 23:25-28

²⁵"You''re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You burnish the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony.i

²⁶Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.

²⁷"You''re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You''re like manicured grave plots, grass clipped and the flowers bright, but six feet down it''s all rotting bones and worm-eaten flesh.

²⁸People look at you and think you''re saints, but beneath the skin you''re total frauds.