Matthew 23:23

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Matthew 23:23

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Proverbs 21:3

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

Jeremiah 22:15-16

Are you a king because you excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.

Hosea 6:6

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

Matthew 5:19-20

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches people to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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.”

Matthew 12:7

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

Matthew 22:37-40

He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Luke 18:12

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

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

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Summary

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.

The weightier

These

Matthew 5:19

General references

Leviticus 27:30

Matthew 22:36

Matthew 23:4

Bible References

The weightier

Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.

For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

If you had known what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice,

you would not have condemned the innocent.

He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

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.

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

Are you a king because you excel in cedar?
Didn’t your father eat and drink
and administer justice and righteousness?
Then it went well with him.

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

Mankind, He has told 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.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

These

General references

“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.

“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?”

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.