Matthew 23:3
Therefore whatever they command you to do, do these things and observe them. But do not imitate their deeds, for they say things but then do not do them.
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2He said, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
Cross References
Exodus 18:19Listen to me. I will give you advice, and God will be with you, because you are the people's representative to God, and you bring their disputes to him.
Deuteronomy 4:5Look, I have taught you laws and decrees, as Yahweh my God had commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land which you are going into in order to possess it.
Deuteronomy 17:9You must go to the priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the judge who will be serving at that time; you will seek their advice, and they will give you the verdict.
Psalms 50:16But to the wicked God says, 1 “What have you to do with declaring my statutes, 1 that you have taken my covenant in your mouth, 1
Matthew 21:30Then the man went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered and said, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.
Romans 2:19and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
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 →