LUKE 16:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”
He said to them, you are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight — you justify yourselves in the eyes of others: the self-justification that the Pharisees perform before the human audience. God knows your hearts: the divine audience whose evaluation contradicts the human evaluation. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight: the reversal principle that underlies the Beatitudes.
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