^23:23“Woe to you, experts in the law²⁴ and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth²⁵ of mint, dill, and cumin,²⁶ yet you neglect what is more important in the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You²⁷ should have done these things without neglecting the others. ^23:24Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!²⁸

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Footnotes

24 Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
25 Or “you tithe mint.”
26 Cumin (alternately spelled cummin) was an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. Its seeds were used for seasoning.
27 Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 ) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, “these things”), while many others lack it (א D Γ Θ f1, 13 579 700 1241 1424 ). Since asyndeton was relatively rare in Koine Greek, the conjunction may be an intentional alteration, and is thus omitted from the present translation. includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
28 Grk “Blind guides who strain out a gnat yet who swallow a camel!”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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. Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel!

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. Blind guides! You strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“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 to do these things while not neglecting those. Blind guides who filter out a gnat and swallow a camel!

KJV 1900King James Version

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. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

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