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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin,[a] 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. 24 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

25 “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.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 23:23 cumin is an aromatic seed from Cuminum cyminum, resembling caraway in flavor and appearance. It is used as a spice.
  2. 23:25 TR reads “self-indulgence” instead of “unrighteousness”