Luke 11:42
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
- KJV
- But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- WEB
- But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you bypass justice and God’s love. You ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
- ASV
- But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
- DARBY
- But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.
- BLB
- But woe to you⁺, the Pharisees, because you⁺ pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and you⁺ pass by the judgment and the love of God. But it was necessary to do these things, and those not to neglect.
- ÅB
- Men ve dere, dere fariseere, dere som gir tiende av mynte og rute og alle slags maturter, og ikke spør etter rett og kjærlighet til Gud! Dette burde gjøres, og det andre ikke lates ugjort.
- OTB
- "Ve dere fariseere, for dere betaler tiende av mynte, rute og hver slags hageurt, men forsømmer rettferdighet og Guds kjærlighet. Disse burde dere ha gjort, uten å forsømme de andre.
- B1930
- Men ve eder, I fariseere, I som gir tiende av mynte og rute og alle slags maturter, og ikke spør efter rett og kjærlighet til Gud! Dette burde gjøres, og det andre ikke lates ugjort.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 23:23
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.
Read in contextProverbs 21:3
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Read in contextLuke 18:12
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Read in context1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:12–13
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Read in contextMicah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Read in contextMalachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Read in contextMatthew 23:27
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.
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