35. So be sure that your light isn't darkness.
36. If you have light, and nothing is dark, then light will be everywhere, as when a lamp shines brightly on you.
37. When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him home for a meal. Jesus went and sat down to eat.
38. The Pharisee was surprised that he did not wash his hands before eating.
39. So the Lord said to him:You Pharisees clean the outside of cups and dishes, but on the inside you are greedy and evil.
40. You fools! Didn't God make both the outside and the inside?
41. If you would only give what you have to the poor, everything you do would please God.
42. You Pharisees are in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your gardens, such as mint and rue. But you cheat people, and you don't love God. You should be fair and kind to others and still give a tenth to God.
43. You Pharisees are in for trouble! You love the front seats in the meeting places, and you like to be greeted with honour in the market.
44. But you are in for trouble! You are like unmarked graves that people walk on without even knowing it.
45. A teacher of the Law of Moses spoke up, “Teacher, you said cruel things about us.”
46. Jesus replied:You teachers are also in for trouble! You load people down with heavy burdens, but you won't lift a finger to help them carry the loads.