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Matthew 23:3
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So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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Matthew 23:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
ESV
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so practice and observe whatever they tell you--but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice.
NLT
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So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.
MSG
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You won't go wrong in following their teachings on Moses. But be careful about following them. They talk a good line, but they don't live it. They don't take it into their hearts and live it out in their behavior. It's all spit-and-polish veneer.
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Therefore do whatever they tell you and observe [it]. But don't do what they do, because they don't practice what they teach.
Matthew 23:3 In-Context
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
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So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacterieswide and the tassels on their garments long;
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