Matthew 23:3

Good News Translation

So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practice what they preach.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 30:12

God was also at work in Judah and united the people in their determination to obey his will by following the commands of the king and his officials.

Exodus 18:23

If you do this, as God commands, you will not wear yourself out, and all these people can go home with their disputes settled.”

Matthew 21:30

Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. ‘Yes, sir,’ he answered, but he did not go.

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.

Matthew 23:4

They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not men.

Romans 13:1

Everyone must obey state authorities, because no authority exists without God's permission, and the existing authorities have been put there by God.

Deuteronomy 4:5

“I have taught you all the laws, as the Lord my God told me to do. Obey them in the land that you are about to invade and occupy.

Deuteronomy 5:27

Go back, Moses, and listen to everything that the Lord our God says. Then return and tell us what he said to you. We will listen and obey.’

2 Timothy 3:5

they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.

Titus 1:16

They claim that they know God, but their actions deny it. They are hateful and disobedient, not fit to do anything good.