Luke 11:42-44 Part 1 of 2

"What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces. Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on."

"What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens."

Leviticus 27:30  "One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD and must be set aside to him as holy."

Deuteronomy 14:22  "You must set aside a tithe of your crops--one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year."

Matthew 23:23a  "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, ..."

Luke 18:11-12  "The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don't cheat, I don't sin, and I don't commit adultery. I'm certainly not like that tax collector! I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.' "

"but you ignore justice and the love of God." 

Deuteronomy 6:5  "And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength."

Micah 6:8  No, O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

Zechariah 7:9  "This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another."

Matthew 23:23b  "... but you ignore the more important aspects of the law--justice, mercy, and faith."

1 Samuel 15:22  But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams."

Matthew 23:23c  "You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things."

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