Isaiah 65:5 References

5 "Who say, 'aKeep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.

a Matthew 9:11, Luke 7:39, Luke 18:9-12

Matthew 9

11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "aWhy is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Luke 7

39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were aa prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner."

Luke 18

9 And He also told this parable to some people who atrusted in themselves that they were righteous, and bviewed others with contempt:

10 "Two men awent up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

11 "The Pharisee astood and was praying this to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

12 'I afast twice a week; I bpay tithes of all that I get.'