"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone (Luke 11:42).
Jesus did not rebuke the Pharisees because they tithed; he rebuked them for focusing on all the wrong things. The religious leaders of Jesus day focused a lot on holiness, the Sabbath and tithing, ignoring more important laws about justice (defending the rights of and helping the poor and powerless) and the love of God.
Jesus said we should not leave tithing "undone." That means we should tithe, but we should not make it a big deal.
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