Matthew 23:3

23:3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach. ¹ 

Matthew 23:15

23:15 “Woe to you, experts in the law ²  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert, ³  and when you get one, ⁴  you make him twice as much a child of hell ⁵  as yourselves!

Matthew 23:23

23:23 “Woe to you, experts in the law ⁶  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth ⁷  of mint, dill, and cumin, ⁸  yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You ⁹  should have done these things without neglecting the others.

[23:3]  ¹ tn Grk “for they say and do not do.”

[23:15]  ² tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:15]  ³ tn Or “one proselyte.”

[23:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “when he becomes [one].”

[23:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “a son of Gehenna.” Expressions constructed with υἱός (Juios) followed by a genitive of class or kind denote a person belonging to the class or kind specified by the following genitive (L&N 9.4). Thus the phrase here means “a person who belongs to hell.”

[23:23]  ⁶ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:23]  ⁷ tn Or “you tithe mint.”

[23:23]  ⁸ sn Cumin (alternately spelled cummin) was an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean region. Its seeds were used for seasoning.

[23:23]  ⁹ tc ‡ Many witnesses (B C K L W Δ 0102 33 565 892 pm) have δέ (de, “but”) after ταῦτα (tauta, “these things”), while many others lack it (א D Γ Θ Ë^1,13 579 700 1241 1424 pm). Since asyndeton was relatively rare in Koine Greek, the conjunction may be an intentional alteration, and is thus omitted from the present translation. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.