15 And he told them, “You are the ones who justify(A) yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) For what is highly admired by people is revolting(C) in God’s sight.

16 “The(D) Law and the Prophets(E) were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God(F) has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently invited to enter it.[a] 17 But it is easier(G) for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:16 Or everyone is forcing his way into it

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