Matthew 23:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of   mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law #– #justice,   mercy, and faithfulness.   These things should have been done without neglecting the others.

Cross References

Luke 11:42

‘But woe   to you Pharisees! You give a tenth   , of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass   justice   and love for God.   , These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Micah 6:8

Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the  Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.

Hosea 6:6

For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God  rather than burnt offerings.

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.   , For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.’

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said: Does the Lord   take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the  Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the  Lord than sacrifice.

Leviticus 27:30

‘Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord;  it is holy to the Lord.

Luke 18:12

I fast   twice a week; I give a tenth   , of everything I get.”

Matthew 12:7

If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice,   , you would not have condemned the innocent.

Isaiah 28:25

When he has levelled its surface, does he not then scatter black cumin and sow cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, with spelt as their border.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness.  Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor.  Don’t exploit or brutalise the resident foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.  Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.

Matthew 23:13

‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.   ,