MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 23:23 Fourth woe: neglecting the weighty matters of the law. tithe. The Mosaic law required giving a tenth of all that one produced to the work of the Lord (Leviticus 27:30). mint, dill, cumin. The Pharisees paid a tithe even from their smallest garden crops. Jesus says that they should do this without neglecting far more important matters.

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