Matthew 23:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So obey everything they teach you, but don't do as they do. After all, they say one thing and do something else.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:12

God also made everyone in Judah eager to do what Hezekiah and his officials had commanded.

Exodus 18:23

This is the way God wants it done. You won't be under nearly as much stress, and everyone else will return home feeling satisfied.

Matthew 21:30

The man then told his younger son to go and work in the vineyard. The boy said he would, but he didn't go.

Matthew 23:2

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses.

Matthew 23:4

They pile heavy burdens on people's shoulders and won't lift a finger to help.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.

Romans 13:1

Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power.

Deuteronomy 4:5

No other nation has laws that are as fair as the ones the Lord my God told me to give you. If you faithfully obey them when you enter the land, you will show other nations how wise you are. In fact, everyone who hears about your laws will say, “That great nation certainly is wise!” And what makes us greater than other nations? We have a God who is close to us and answers our prayers.

Deuteronomy 5:27

Moses, go up close and listen to the LORD. Then come back and tell us, and we will do everything he says.

2 Timothy 3:5

Even though they will make a show of being religious, their religion won't be real. Don't have anything to do with such people.

Titus 1:16

Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.