Matthew 23:2-3

2 "The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses. [a]
3 Therefore do whatever they tell you and observe [it]. But don't do what they do, [b] because they don't practice what they teach.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Perhaps a special chair for teaching in synagogues, or a metaphorical phrase for teaching with Moses' authority
  • [b]. Lit do according to their works
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