Matthew 23:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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 wisdom of your God which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people in the province Beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and those who do not know them, you shall teach.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses which 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 men should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 23:3

so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.

Mark 12:38

And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

Deuteronomy 33:3

Yea, he loved his people; all those consecrated to him were in his hand; so they followed in thy steps, receiving direction from thee,