- they thought:
- "They speakª° vanityª every oneª with¹ his neighbour:ª [with] flatteringª lipsª [and] with a double² heartª do they speak.ª°" {Psa 12:2} + "The wickedª plottethª° against the just,ª and gnashethª° upon¹ him with his teeth.ª" {Psa 37:12} + "The wickedª watchethª° the righteous,ª and seekethª° to slayª° him." {Psa 37:32} + "Then aroseª° Ishmaelª the sonª of Nethaniah,ª and the tenª men²¹ that¹ were¹ with¹ him, and smoteª°¹ Gedaliahª the sonª of Ahikamª the sonª of Shaphanª with the sword,ª and slewª° him, whom¹ the kingª of Babylonª had made governorª° over the land.ª" {Jer 41:2} + "And they comeª° unto¹ thee as the peopleª cometh,ª and they sitª° beforeª thee [as] my people,ª and they hearª°¹ thy words,ª but they will not¹ doª° them: for¹ with their mouthª they¹ shewª° much love,ª [but] their heartª goethª° afterª their covetousness.ª" {Ezk 33:31} + "The bestª of them [is] as a brier:ª the most uprightª [is sharper] than a thorn hedge:ª¹ the dayª of thy watchmenª° [and] thy visitationª cometh;ª° now¹ shall be¹ their perplexity.ª ... Trustª° ye not¹ in a friend,ª put ye not confidenceª°¹ in a guide:ª keepª° the doorsª of thy mouthª from her that liethª°¹ in thy bosom.ª" {Mic 7:4-5} + "Andª the¹ chief priestsª andª the¹ scribesª the sameª² hourª soughtª° to layª° handsª onª him;ª andª they fearedª° the¹ people:ª forª they perceivedª° thatª he had spokenª° thisª parableª againstª them.ª ... Andª they askedª° him,ª saying,ª° Master,ª we knowª° thatª thou sayestª° andª teachestª° rightly,ª² neitherª¹ acceptest¹ thou²° the personª [of any], butª teachestª° the¹ wayª of Godª truly:ªª" {Lke 20:19-21}
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