Matthew 23:23 Cross References

Matthew 23:23

23: "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law--justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things.

Luke 11:42

  1. "But how terrible it will be for you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you completely forget about justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but you should not leave undone the more important things.

Micah 6:8

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

Hosea 6:6

  1. I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices. I want you to know God; that's more important than burnt offerings.

Matthew 9:13

  1. Then he added, "Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices.' For I have come to call sinners, not those who think they are already good enough."

1 Samuel 15:22

  1. But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Obedience is far better than sacrifice. Listening to him is much better than offering the fat of rams.

Matthew 22:37

  1. Jesus replied, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'
  2. This is the first and greatest commandment.
  3. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
  4. All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."

Matthew 5:19

  1. So if you break the smallest commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God's laws and teaches them will be great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
  2. "But I warn you--unless you obey God better than the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees do, you can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all!

Leviticus 27:30

  1. "A tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the LORD and must be set apart to him as holy.

Proverbs 21:3

  1. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  2. gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Matthew 12:7

  1. But you would not have condemned those who aren't guilty if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to be merciful; I don't want your sacrifices.'

Jeremiah 22:15

  1. "But a beautiful palace does not make a great king! Why did your father, Josiah, reign so long? Because he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.
  2. He made sure that justice and help were given to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" asks the LORD.

Luke 18:12

  1. I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
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