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Rather, give as alms what is inside, and then everything will be clean for you!
42
"But woe to you P'rushim! You pay your tithes of mint and rue and every garden herb, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You have an obligation to do these things -- but without disregarding the others!
43
"Woe to you P'rushim, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and being greeted deferentially in the marketplaces!
44
"Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it."
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One of the experts in Torah answered him, "Rabbi, by saying these things you are insulting us also."
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.