42 “But woe(A) to you Pharisees! You give a tenth[a](B) of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass[b] justice(C) and love for God.[c](D) These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

43 “Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat(E) in the synagogues(F) and greetings in the marketplaces.

44 “Woe to you![d] You are like unmarked graves; (G) the people who walk over them don’t know it.”

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Footnotes

  1. 11:42 Or a tithe
  2. 11:42 Or neglect
  3. 11:42 Lit the justice and the love of God
  4. 11:44 Other mss add scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(A) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(B) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(C)

43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(D)

44 “Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves,(E) which people walk over without knowing it.”

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