29. As the people crowded round Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil and godless 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 Judgment 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!”


The Light of the Body

33. “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a bowl; instead, he puts it on the lamp-stand, so that people may see the light as they come in. 34 “The eyes are like a lamp for the body: if your eyes are clear, your whole body will be full of light; but if your eyes are bad, your body will be in darkness. So if the light in you turns out to be darkness, how terribly dark it will be!” 35 Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness. 36 If, then, 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.”


Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

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 cup and plate on the outside, 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 clean for you.  

42. “How terrible for you, Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and the love for God. These you should practice, 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.”

45. One of the teachers of the Law said to him, “Teacher, when you say this you insult us too!”

Some manuscripts do not have or puts it under a bowl.