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But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and bypass justice and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to leave the other undone.
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Don't Major in the Minors
Commentators agree that the Pharisees' primary error was one of misplaced priorities. They were meticulous about minor religious duties, like tithing small garden herbs, but neglected what Jesus calls the 'weightier matters' of justice and love for God. Charles Spurgeon notes this is a timeless warning against being zealous for small rules while being careless about God's core commands.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See Matthew 23:23.
Rue. This is a small garden plant, and is used as a medicine. It has a rosy flower, a bitter, penetrating taste, …
Tithe (αποδεκατουτε). Late verb for the more common δεκατευω. So in Mt 23:23. Take a tenth off (απο-). Rue (πηγανον). Botanical te…
19th Century
Anglican
Woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint.—See Note on Matthew 23:23. Here, again, we note minor variations—“rue and all …
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Baptist
How many, in these days, are very meticulous and resolute about very minor matters, but very careless about important ones! They would not violate …
In Jesus’ estimation, the “Pharisees” (see comment on Mk 2:15–16) had lost the heart of their religion. In vv.41–42b Jesus offers a positive correc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But woe unto you Pharisees Though these words, with several other passages in this chapter, are much alike with thos…
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We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, …
