Matthew 23:1-5

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.

Cross References

• 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

Footnotes

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