Matthew 23:23-29

23 "¹Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

24 "You ²blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ³you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

26 "You blind Pharisee, first ⁴clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

27 "⁵Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.

28 "So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

29 "⁶Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous,

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 23:13; Luke 11:42
• 2. Matthew 23:16
• 3. Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39
• 4. Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39
• 5. Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3
• 6. Luke 11:47

Footnotes

• [a]. Similar to caraway seeds
• [b]. Or "as a result of"