Luke 11:42

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	Ἀλλ᾽ All᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
woe	οὐαὶ ouai	G3759	"woe" · interjection
unto you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
Pharisees	Φαρισαίοις, Pharisaiois	G5330	a separatist · noun — dative plural masculine, a title
for	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
ye tithe	ἀποδεκατοῦτε apodekatoute	G586	to tithe (as debtor or creditor) · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
mint	ἡδύοσμον hēduosmon	G2238	a sweet-scented plant · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
rue	πήγανον pēganon	G4076	rue (from its thick or fleshy leaves) · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all manner of	πᾶν pan	G3956	all · adjective — accusative singular neuter
herbs	λάχανον lachanon	G3001	a vegetable · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
pass over	παρέρχεσθε parerchesthe	G3928	to come near or aside · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
judgment	κρίσιν krisin	G2920	decision (subjectively or objectively · noun — accusative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
the love	ἀγάπην agapēn	G26	love · noun — accusative singular feminine
of God	θεοῦ· theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
these	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
ought ye	ἔδει edei	G1163	also deon deh-on' · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
to have done	ποιῆσαι, poiēsai	G4160	to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active infinitive
and	κἀκεῖνος kakeînos	G2548	likewise that (or those)
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
to leave	ἀφίημι aphíēmi	G863	an intensive form of
the other	κἀκεῖνος kakeînos	G2548	likewise that (or those)
undone	ἀφίημι aphíēmi	G863	an intensive form of

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Cross-references

Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of th…
Proverbs 21:3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Luke 18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to…
Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly wi…
Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God wh…
1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is b…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:37–end

Christ here says many of those things to a Pharisee and his guests, in a private conversation at table, which he afterwards said in a public discourse in the temple (Mt. 23); for what he said in public and private was of a piece. He would not say that in a corner which he durst not repeat and stand to in the great congregation; nor would he give those reproofs to any sort of sinners in general which he durst not apply to them in particular as he met with them; for he was, and is, the faithful Witness. Here is, I. Christ's going to dine with a Pharisee that very civilly invited him to his house (Luk 11:37); As he spoke, even while he was speaking, a certain Pharisee interrupted him with a req…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:42

mint . . . rue, &c.--rounding on Lev 27:30, which they interpreted rigidly. Our Lord purposely names the most trifling products of the earth, as examples of what they punctiliously exacted the tenth of. judgment and the love of God--in Mat 23:25, "judgment, mercy, and faith." The reference is to Mic 6:6-8, whose third element of all acceptable religion, "walking humbly with God," comprehends both "love" and "faith." (See on Mar 12:29; Mar 12:32-33). The same tendency to merge greater duties in less besets us still, but it is the characteristic of hypocrites. these ought ye, &c.--There is no need for one set of duties to jostle out another; but of the greater, our Lord says, "Ye ought to…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 11:42

Ye tithe mint and rue - See on Mat 23:23 (note).

John Gill on Luke 11:42

But woe unto you Pharisees,.... Though these words, with several other passages in this chapter, are much alike with those in Matthew 23 yet it is clear that they were spoken at different times, these in the house of a Pharisee, and they in the temple at Jerusalem: for ye tithe mint and rue; See Gill on Matthew 23:23 the Persic version here reads, "mint and anise", as there; and the Ethiopic version only "hyssop": and all manner of herbs; or "every herb"; that is, all sorts of herbs that grow in the garden, and were not common to all; and pass over judgment, and the love of God: by "judgment" may be meant justice, or doing that which is right between man and man, both publicly and private…

The Church Fathers

(Hom. 73. in Matt.) Where indeed the subject treated was the Jewish cleansing, He altogether passed it by, but as the tithe is a kind of almsgiving, and the time was not yet come for absolutely destroying the customs of the law, therefore He says, these ought ye to have done.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Or He says it by way of censure upon the Pharisees, who ordered those precepts only to be strictly observed by their people, which were the cause of fruitful returns to themselves. Hence they omitted not even the smallest herbs, but despised the work of inspiring love to God, and the just awarding of judgment.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But woe to you, he said, Pharisees. As if he said, I indeed warned you to give alms, by which everything would be clean to you: but woe to you, because you tithe mint and rue and every herb; for I know these as your alms, so do not think that I now admonish you about them.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Mint — (Gr. heduosmon, i.e., “having a sweet smell”), one of the garden herbs of which the Pharisees paid tithes (Matt. 23:23; Luke 11:42). It belongs to the labiate family of plants. The species most…
Pharisees — Separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, “to separate”). They were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the “pious”), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt…
Rue — A garden herb (Ruta graveolens) which the Pharisees were careful to tithe (Luke 11:42), neglecting weightier matters. It is omitted in the parallel passage of Matt. 23:23. There are several species…
Herbs, & C · Destroyed by: Tithable among the Jews — Destroyed by: Tithable among the Jews
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Justice · The wicked: Pass over — The wicked: Pass over
Love · 22:37,38; — 22:37,38;
Love To God · Hypocrites, without — Hypocrites, without
Mint · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus
Rue · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Satire · Of Jesus against hypocrites — Of Jesus against hypocrites
Self-Righteousness

Luke 11:42

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:42

John Gill on Luke 11:42

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 11:42

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:37–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:42

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:42

John Gill on Luke 11:42

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 11:42-44

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 11:42-52