Matthew 23:4

Free Bible Version

They tie up heavy burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves don't lift a finger to help them.

Cross References

Isaiah 46:1

Bel bows down, Nebo bends low; their idols are carried off on beasts of burden, a heavy weight for the tired animals.

Matthew 23:23

What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay a tithe of mint, aniseed, and cumin, but you neglect the vital aspects of the law—doing good, showing mercy, exercising trust. Yes, you should pay your tithe, but don't forget these other things.

Matthew 23:3

so obey them and do everything they tell you. But don't follow what they do, because they don't practice what they preach.

Luke 11:46

Jesus replied, “Shame on you lawyers too! You place burdens on people that are too hard to carry, but you don't lift a finger to help them.

Acts 15:10

So why do you want to oppose God and put a burden on the believers that our fathers weren't able to bear, and we can't either?

Acts 15:28

It seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place on you any heavier burden than these important requirements.

Galatians 6:13

Even those who are circumcised don't keep the law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they can boast about you and claim you as their followers.

1 John 5:3

Loving God means that we follow his commands, and his commands are not hard to bear.

Revelation 2:24

For the rest of you there in Thyatira who don't follow this teaching, who have not learned Satan's ‘deep depravities’ as they are called, I don't place on you any other burden. I say to you,