Matthew 23:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practise what they teach.

Cross References

2 Timothy 3:5

holding to the form of godliness but denying its power.  Avoid these people.

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God,  but they deny him by their works.  They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than people.

Romans 13:1

Let everyone submit to the governing authorities,  since there is no authority except from God,  and the authorities that exist are instituted by God.

Matthew 21:30

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. “I will, sir,” he answered, but he didn’t go.

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them  to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 5:27

Go near and listen to everything the Lord our God says. Then you can tell us everything the Lord our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”

Deuteronomy 4:5

Look, I have taught you statutes and ordinances as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to possess.

Exodus 18:23

If you do this, and God so directs you, you will be able to endure, and also all these people will be able to go home satisfied.’

Matthew 23:2

‘The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry   and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.