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41 Let what is inside be given as alms to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

42 “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes[a] of mint and rue and every garden herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced these without neglecting the others.

43 “Woe to you Pharisees! You love to have the best seats in synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:42 Tithes: see note on Mt 23:23-24.

41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,(A) and everything will be clean for you.(B)

42 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth(C) of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God.(D) You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.(E)

43 “Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.(F)

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