27. When Jesus had said this, a woman spoke up from the crowd and said to him, “How happy is the woman who bore you and nursed you!”
28. But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
29. As the people crowded round Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil are the people of this day! They ask for a miracle, but none will be given them except the miracle of Jonah.
30. In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.
31. On Judgement Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she travelled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and I tell you there is something here greater than Solomon.
32. On Judgement Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Jonah!
33. “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a bowl; instead, he puts it on the lampstand, so that people may see the light as they come in.
34. Your eyes are like a lamp for the body. When your eyes are sound, your whole body is full of light; but when your eyes are no good, your whole body will be in darkness.
35. Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness.
36. If your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be bright all over, as when a lamp shines on you with its brightness.”
37. When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and sat down to eat.
38. The Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus had not washed before eating.
39. So the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil.
40. Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside?
41. But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.
42. “How terrible for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practise, without neglecting the others.
43. “How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the market places.
44. How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it.”