Matthew 23:1-6

Pharisaism Exposed

1 ¹Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

2 saying: "²The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;

3 therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

4 "³They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling * to move them with so much as a finger.#rl

5 "But they do all their deeds ⁴to be noticed by men; for they ⁵broaden their phylacteries and lengthen ⁶the tassels of their garments.

6 "They ⁷love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,

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Cross References 7

1. Matthew 23:1-7: {Mark 12:38, 39; Luke 20:45, 46}
2. Deuteronomy 33:3; Ezra 7:6, 25; Nehemiah 8:4
3. Luke 11:46; Acts 15:10
4. Matt 6:1, 5, 16
5. Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 11:18
6. Matthew 9:20
7. Luke 11:43; Luke 14:7; Luke 20:46

Footnotes 1

[a]. I.e. small cases containing Scripture texts worn on the left arm and forehead for religious purposes

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