Matthew 23:24

Blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

In Context

23Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites, who tithe even your mint, and anise, and cummin, but neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and fidelity: these ye ought undoubtedly to practise, and not to omit the others.

25Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.

Matthew 23:16Wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, If any one swear by the temple, it is nothing;

Luke 6:7And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

John 18:40Then they all cried out again, saying, Not Him, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:14-34

The Crimes of the Pharisees. 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make… Read the whole commentary →

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