King James Version
Matthew 23:24 in the King James Version says “Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.”
Matthew 23:24 · KJV
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon .
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. anise: Gr. dill
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
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