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NASB | Matthew 23:23 ¶ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 23:23 ¶ "Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others. |
Subject: What makes a tithe a tithe? |
Bible Note: God's day to you EdB, In order to have a synagogue, there must be ten men. When each paid a tithe, it would mean the the Levite/priest would get the average of each of the ten men. That was one of the tithes. Some other info ... http://www.bible-history.com/smiths/S/Synagogue/ Searcher |