Matthew 23:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 23:23

21 He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by ^aHim who dwells in it.

22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by ^athe throne of God and by Him who sits on it.

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ^aFor you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and ^bhave neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! ^aFor you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and¹ self-indulgence.

26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

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The Pharisees lost their sense of proportion. They tithed their herb garden produce, but neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. In their eyes, the importance of a tithe of spice outweighed the importance of justice, mercy, and faith.

Excerpted from When Actions Contradict Stated Beliefs

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