Twentieth_Century(i)
20 Therefore a man, swearing by the altar, swears by it and by all that is on it,
21 and a man, swearing by the Temple, swears by it and by him who dwells in it,
22 while a man, swearing by Heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits upon it.
23 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
24 You blind guides, to strain out a gnat and to swallow a camel!
25 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are filled with the results of greed and self-indulgence.
26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
27 Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed look fair outside, while inside they are filled with dead men's bones and all kinds of filth.
28 It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.