saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as they do,[a] for they tell others to do something[b] and do not do it themselves.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:3 Literally “their deeds”
  2. Matthew 23:3 The words “others to do something” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  3. Matthew 23:3 *The words “it themselves” are not in the Greek text but are implied

“The teachers of the law(A) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 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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