“Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him” (Luke 16:14).
Luke identified the Pharisees as ones who were “lovers of money” as he described them “scoffing” at the things Jesus was teaching. These were not two unrelated facts about the Pharisees. Being lovers of money and scoffing at Jesus’ message were intrinsically connected to one another.
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