Self righteousness
Matthew 23:23-27
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have
neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and
faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the
former.
24 You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a
camel.
25 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full
of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and
dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you
hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside
but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
Self sacrifice
Matthew 16:25
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for me will find it.
Serpents
Matthew 23:33
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being
condemned to hell?
John 3:14
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son
of Man must be lifted up,
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