Matthew 23:1-2

1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:

2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Matthew 23:1 in Other Translations

KJV

1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

ESV

1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

NLT

1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

MSG

1 Now Jesus turned to address his disciples, along with the crowd that had gathered with them.

CSB

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

1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:

2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3 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.

4 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.

5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacterieswide and the tassels on their garments long;

6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;