Matthew 23:23
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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21And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.Select Matthew 23:21
22And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.Select Matthew 23:22
23Woe 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.Select Matthew 23:23
24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.Select Matthew 23:24
25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.Select Matthew 23:25
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WEB
23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
ASV
23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.
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