Lexicon :: Strong's G2548 - kakeinos

“But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.

“He said to them, ‘You also go into my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of[fn] mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law ​— ​justice, mercy, and faithfulness.[fn] These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

“Again he sent another servant to them, and they[fn] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.[fn]

Yet, when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.

“Then he will answer from inside and say, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I have gone to bed. I can’t get up to give you anything.’

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth[fn] of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass[fn] justice and love for God.[fn] These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

“He sent yet another servant, but they beat that one too, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

Then he will show you a large, furnished room upstairs. Make the preparations there.”

“Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.

“I know him because I am from him, and he sent me.”

“But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

“Truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do. And he will do even greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they will see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the world’s foundation.

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.

“After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered.

“On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way they are.”

When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and debated with the Jews.

Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.[fn]

if we endure, we will also reign with him;

if we deny him, he will also deny us;

For we also have received the good news just as they did. But the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith.[fn]