Strain out the gnat (διυλιζοντες τον κωνωπα). By filtering through (δια), not the "straining at" in swallowing so crudely suggeste…

Which strain at a gnat, etc. This is a proverb. There is, however, a mistranslation or misprint here, which makes the verse meaningless. <…

Strain at a gnat — A better rendering, as found in Tyndale’s and other earlier versions, is to strain out. It is sometime…

In this fifth “woe,” our Lord called the scribes and Pharisees both “hypocrites” and “blind guides.” They were “hypocrites” regarding their own cha…

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had said earlier that they tie up heavy burdens for others, which they themselves would not touc…

The OT law on tithing specifies grain, wine, and oil, though Lev 27:30 is more comprehensive. Certainly in the first century there was debate about…

Blind guides. This is a proverbial saying by which he beautifully describes the affected scrupulousness of hypocrites about trifling matte…

You blind guides
As in (Matthew 23:16)

who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel<…

The scribes and Pharisees were enemies of the gospel of Christ, and therefore of the salvation of people's souls. It is bad to keep away from Chris…

After He instructed the disciples and the multitudes about the caution they should have regarding the Jews' doctrine, He now directs His words to t…