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Matthew 23:24 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. "
Matthew 23:24
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Woe 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.
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe 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.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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Matthew 23:1
"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,"
Matthew 23:2
"Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:"
Matthew 23:3
"All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
Matthew 23:4
"For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers."
Matthew 23:5
"But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,"
Matthew 23:6
"And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,"
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