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Matthew 23:2

1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
KJV
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
WEB
saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
ASV
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:
DARBY
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
BLB
saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat down on Moses’ seat.
ÅB
«De skriftlærte og fariseerne sitter på Moses' stol.
OTB
og sa: «De skriftlærde og fariseerne har satt seg i Moses’ stol.
B1930
På Mose stol sitter de skriftlærde og fariseerne.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 20:46

    “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

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  • Mark 12:38

    In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

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  • Malachi 2:7

    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Ezra 7:6

    this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

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  • Ezra 7:25

    And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

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  • Nehemiah 8:4–8

    Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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