“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin,† and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 23:23 in context
Matthew 23:20–26
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He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.
21
He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by him who has been living in it.
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He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin,† and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
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You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
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“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness.
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You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that its outside may become clean also.
Source notes
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- cumin is an aromatic seed from Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in flavor and appearance. It is used as a spice.
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