Luke 11:42

But oy to you, Perushim, because you give as ma'aser (tithe) the mint and the rue and every herb and you disregard the mishpat and the ahavah of Hashem. But these things it was necessary to do and those not to disregard. + 11:42 Dt 6:5; Mic 6:8

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

In Context

41But as far as what is inside, give tzedakah, and everything is tahor to you.

43Oy to you Perushim! Because your ahavah is for the moshavot harishonim (first seats) in the shuls and the + 11:43 obsequious Birkat Shalom greetings in the market places.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Yisroel, what doth Hashem Eloheicha require of thee, but to fear Hashem Eloheicha, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve Hashem Eloheicha with all thy lev and with all thy nefesh,

2 Chronicles 31:5And as soon as the devar went out, the Bnei Yisroel brought in abundance the reshit of dagan, tirosh, and yitzhar (pure olive oil), and devash, and of all the increase of the sadeh; and the ma'aser (tithe) of all things they brought in abundantly.

Proverbs 21:3To do tzedakah and mishpat 1 is more acceptable to Hashem than zevach. 1

Isaiah 1:10Hear the Devar Hashem, 1 ye rulers of Sodom; 1 give ear unto the Torat Eloheinu, 1 ye people of Amora (Gomorrah). 1

Jeremiah 7:2Stand at the Sha'ar Beis Hashem, and preach there this word, and say, Hear the Devar Hashem, all ye of Yehudah, that enter in at these She'arim (Gates) l'hishta'chavot (to worship, to prostrate before) Hashem.

Micah 6:8He hath showed thee, O adam (man), what is tov. 1 And what doth Hashem require of thee, 1 but to do mishpat, and ahavat chesed, 1 and to walk humbly with Eloheicha? 1

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54

Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41… Read the whole commentary →

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