Matthew 23:1
Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
In Context
2The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
Cross References
Matthew 15:10And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,
Luke 12:57And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:1
In the foregoing chapter, we had our Saviour's discourses with the scribes and Pharisees; here we have his discourse concerning them, or rather against them. I. He allows their office, ver. 2, 3 . II. He warns his disciples not to imitate their hypocrisy and pride, ver. 4-12 . III. He exhibits a charge against them for divers high crimes and misdemeanors, corrupting the law, opposing the gospel, and treacherous dealing both with God and man; and to each article he prefixes a woe, ver. 13-33 . IV. He passes… Read the whole commentary →