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Matthew 23:2-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 23:2-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.[a](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.(B) 4 They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry[c] and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger[d] to move them.(C) 5 They do everything[e] to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries[f](D) and lengthen their tassels.[g](E)
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- Matthew 23:2 Perhaps a special chair for teaching in synagogues, or a metaphorical phrase for teaching with Moses’ authority
- Matthew 23:3 Lit do according to their works
- Matthew 23:4 Other mss omit that are hard to carry
- Matthew 23:4 Lit lift with their finger
- Matthew 23:5 Lit do all their works
- Matthew 23:5 Small leather boxes containing OT texts, worn by Jews on their arms and foreheads
- Matthew 23:5 Other mss add on their robes
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