22 And the one who swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and by the one who sits on it.

23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees—hypocrites!—because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important matters of the law—justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary[a] to do these things while not neglecting those.[b] 24 Blind guides who filter out a gnat and swallow a camel!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:23 Some manuscripts have “But it was necessary”
  2. Matthew 23:23 Literally “and those not to neglect”