Matthew 23:23

Matthew 23 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
New King James Version

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
New American Standard Bible

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
New International Version

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices – mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
The Amplified Bible

“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

Woe to you, men learned in the Scriptures and Pharisees, actors on the stage of life, playing the role of that which you are not, because you pay a tenth of sweet-smelling garden-mint and dill seed and caraway seed, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, the equitable administration of justice, and the mercy, and the fidelity. And these things you were obligated as a necessity in the nature of the case to have done, and not to have omitted those others.
Phillips’ Modern English

“Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, you utter frauds! For you pay your tithe on mint and aniseed and cummin, and neglect the things which carry far more weight in the Law – justice, mercy and good faith. These are the things you should have observed – without neglecting the others.
Williams’ Language of the People

“A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you pay tithes on mint and dill and cummin, and yet leave out the more vital matters of the law, justice, love and fidelity. These latter especially you ought to have done, but ought not to have left out the former.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

Woe 3759 unto you, 5213 scribes 1122 and 2532 Pharisees, 5330 hypocrites! 5273 for 1063 ye pay tithe 586 of mint 2238 and 2532 anise 432 and 2532 cummin, 2951 and 2532 have omitted 863 the 3588 weightier 926 matters of the 3588 law, 3551 judgment, 2920 - 2532 mercy, 1656 and 2532 faith: 4102 these 5023 ought 1163 ye to have done, 4160 and not 3361 to leave 863 the other 2548 undone. 863
Mt. 23:22 π Mt. 23:24
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  1. Ritualism and Hypocrisy; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard The ruler of false religion’s first (but by no means the last) great victory in the church age (that is, after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost) was convincing men they needed to hold regular meetings and practice rituals in the name of Christ.

  2. True Words - Neil Girrard Modern New Testament prophets - if there really is such a thing – must speak only “edification and exhortation and comfort to men.” Right?

  3. The Voice of God - Neil Girrard Hearing the voice of God has more to do with following Christ than most seem to realize.
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