Matthew 23:2

New Living Translation

“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.

Cross References

Ezra 7:25

“And you, Ezra, are to use the wisdom your God has given you to appoint magistrates and judges who know your God’s laws to govern all the people in the province west of the Euphrates River. Teach the law to anyone who does not know it.

Ezra 7:6

This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him.

Malachi 2:7

“The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Matthew 23:3

So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.

Mark 12:38

Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.

Luke 20:46

“Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.