Luke 11:42

“But woe to you Pharisees! ¹  You give a tenth ²  of your mint, ³  rue, ⁴  and every herb, yet you neglect justice ⁵  and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. ⁶ 

Le 27:30-33; De 10:12,13; 1Sa 15:22; 2Ch 31:5-10; Ne 10:37; Pr 21:3; Ec 7:18; Isa 1:10-17; Isa 58:2-6; Jer 7:2-10; Jer 7:21,22; Mic 6:8; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:17; Mal 3:8; Mt 23:13,23,27; Lu 18:12; Joh 5:42; Tit 2:11,12; 1Jo 4:20

¹ tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so to the end of this chapter).

² tn Or “you tithe mint.”

³ sn These small herbs were tithed with great care (Mishnah, m. Demai 2:1).

⁴ tn Grk “and rue.” Καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn Rue was an evergreen herb used for seasoning.

⁵ sn Justice was a major theme of OT ethics (Mic 6:8; Zech 7:8-10).

⁶ tn Grk “those”; but this has been translated as “the others” to clarify which are meant.