Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Matthew
Chapter 23  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:23 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:23 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:23 JFB -> Commentary on 23:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:23 PNT -> Commentary on 23:23 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:23 TFG -> Commentary on 23:23 TSK -> Commentary on 23:23 TSK -> Entry for 23:23 WEN -> Notes on 23:23 NTB -> Anise; Blindness; Church; Cummin; Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Mercy; Mint; Pharisees; Satire; Teachers; Tithes TTT -> Herbs, &c; Hypocrites; Mercy; Pharisees, The EBD -> Anise; Cummin; Mint; Pharisees; Rue SBD -> Anise; Cummin; Mint; Pharisees; Scribes WJD -> Devotional using 23:23 WJD -> Devotional using 23:23 23:23 - [In Context] "It will be bad for you teachers of the law and Pharisees. F341 You are hypocrites. F342 You give God one tenth of everything you own--even your mint, dill, and cummin. F343 But you don't obey the really important teachings of the law--being fair, showing mercy, and being faithful. These are the things you should do. And you should also continue to do those other things.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:24 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:24 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:24 JFB -> Commentary on 23:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:24 PNT -> Commentary on 23:24 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:24 TFG -> Commentary on 23:24 TSK -> Commentary on 23:24 TSK -> Entry for 23:24 WEN -> Notes on 23:24 NTB -> Blindness; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Pharisees; Satire; Teachers TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Camel, The; Hypocrites; Insects; Pharisees, The EBD -> Camel; Drink; Gnat; Prophecy; Strain at SBD -> Strain at WJD -> Devotional using 23:24 WJD -> Devotional using 23:24 23:24 - [In Context] You guide the people, but you are blind! Think about a person picking a little fly out of his drink and then swallowing a camel! You are like that. F344
FOOTNOTES: F341: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs. F342: hypocrites   Bad people that act like they are good. F343: mint, dill, cummin   Small plants grown in gardens and used for spices. Only very religious people would be careful enough to give a tenth of these plants. F344: You are like that   Meaning, "You worry about the smallest mistakes but do the biggest sin."

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.