Then the angel Gabriel came to Jesus, and said to him, "Arise, and go to Jerusalem!" Accordingly, Jesus departed and went up to Jerusalem.

On the Sabbath day, he entered into the Temple, and began to teach the people. Whereupon, the people ran together to the Temple with the high priest and priests, who drew near to Jesus, saying, "O master, it has been said to us that you say evil of us; therefore, beware lest some evil befall you." Jesus answered, "Truly, I say to you that I speak evil of the hypocrites; therefore, if you be hypocrites I speak against you." They answered, "Who is a hypocrite? Tell us plainly."

Jesus said, "the one who does a good thing in order that people may see him, even he is a hypocrite, forasmuch as his work does not penetrate the heart which men cannot see, and so leaves therein every unclean thought and every filthy lust. Do you know who is a hypocrite; he who with his tongue serves God, but with his heart serves men.

I say to you that the hypocrite has not faith, forasmuch as if he believed that God sees all and with terrible judgment would punish wickedness; he would purify his heart, which because he has not faith, it is full of iniquity. Truly, I say to you that the hypocrite is as a sepulchre that on the outside is white, but within is full of corruption and worms.

So then, if you O priests, do the service of God because God has created you and ask it of you, I do not speak against you, for you are servants of God. However, if you do all for gain, and so buy and sell in the Temple as in a market-place, not regarding that the Temple of God is a house of prayer and not of merchandise; and if you do all to please men, and have put God out of your mind; then I cry against you. Therefore, you are sons of the devil and not sons of Abraham, who left his father's house for love of God, and was willing to slay his own son. Woe to you priests, if you be such, for God will take away from you the priesthood!"

Then Jesus, seeing a woman who from her birth had remained with her head bent toward the ground, said, "Raise your head O woman, in the name of our God, in order that these may know that I speak truth, and that He wills that I announce it." Then the woman raised herself up whole, magnifying God.

The chief of the priests cried out, "This man is not sent of God, seeing he does not keep the Sabbath. Today, he has healed an infirm person." Jesus answered, "Now tell me is it not lawful to speak on the Sabbath day, and to make prayer for the salvation of others? Who is there among you who if on the Sabbath his ass or his ox fell into the ditch, would not pull him out on the Sabbath? Assuredly, none. Then have I broken the Sabbath day by giving health to a daughter of Israel? Surely, here is known your hypocrisy! Oh, how many are there today who fear the smiting of a straw in another's eye, while a beam is ready to cut off their own head!"

Jesus said this and went forth from the Temple. However, the priests chafed with rage among themselves, because they were not able to seize him and to work their will upon him, even as their fathers have done against the holy ones of God.