Matthew 23:4

While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other people’s shoulder’s they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them.

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In The King James Version

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

In Context

3Therefore practice and lay to heart everything that they preach but do not practice.

5All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,

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Cross References

Matthew 11:28Come to me, all you who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest!

Luke 11:46But Jesus went on, ‘Alas for you, too, you students of the Law! You load people with loads that are too heavy to carry, but do not, yourselves, touch them with one of your fingers.

Acts 15:28We have, therefore, decided, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to lay no further burden on you beyond these necessary conditions –

Revelation 2:24But I say to the rest of you at Thyatira – all who do not accept such teaching, those who did not learn the secrets of Satan, as people call them – I am not laying on you any further burden;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13

The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →

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