The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the officials commanded by the word of the Lord.
Matthew 23:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So observe and practice all they tell you; but do not do what they do, for they preach, but do not practice. American Standard Version (1901) all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not. Common English Bible Therefore, you must take care to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, all things whatsoever that they shall say to you, observe and do. Yet truly, do not choose to act according to their works. For they say, but they do not do. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not; for they say, and do not. |
The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the officials commanded by the word of the Lord.
If you do this and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will go to their homes in peace.”
The father went to the second and said the same, and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.
“See, just as the Lord my God has charged me, I now teach you statutes and ordinances for you to observe in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
Go near, you yourself, and hear all that the Lord our God will say. Then tell us everything that the Lord our God tells you, and we will listen and do it.’
holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their actions; they are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.