Matthew 23:2-5
English Standard Version
2 (A)“The scribes and the Pharisees (B)sit on Moses' seat, 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, (C)but not the works they do. (D)For they preach, but do not practice. 4 (E)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 (F)They do all their deeds (G)to be seen by others. For they make (H)their phylacteries broad and (I)their fringes long,
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- Matthew 23:4 Some manuscripts omit hard to bear
Matthew 23:2-5
New International Version
2 “The teachers of the law(A) 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.(B)
5 “Everything they do is done for people to see:(C) They make their phylacteries[a](D) wide and the tassels on their garments(E) long;
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- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
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