Matthew 23:2 - New Revised Standard Version

² “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses' seat [of authority].

American Standard Version (1901)

² saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

Common English Bible

² “The legal experts and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in the chair of Moses.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.

Matthew 23:2 Cross References

Ezra 7:25

“And you, Ezra, according to the God-given wisdom you possess, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River who know the laws of your God; and you shall teach those who do not know them.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses that the Lord the God of Israel had given; and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 23:3

therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

Mark 12:38

As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, O favorite among peoples, all his holy ones were in your charge; they marched at your heels, accepted direction from you.