Matthew 23:4

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They tie up heavy, bulky loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they aren’t willing to lift a finger themselves to help.

Cross References

Luke 11:46

Jesus replied, “Woe to you experts in the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them, but you yourselves won’t lift one finger to help them.

Acts 15:10

Now then, why are you trying to test God by putting a heavy load on the shoulders of the Gentiles? Our people of long ago couldn’t carry that load, and we today can’t either.

Galatians 6:13

Even those who are circumcised don’t follow the law, but they want you to be circumcised so they can brag about getting you to do this.

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give God a tenth of your spices like mint, dill, and cumin. But you’ve neglected the more important things in the law, which are justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have done those things and not neglected the first ones either.

Revelation 2:24

‘The rest of you in Thyatira haven’t followed Jezebel’s teaching, and you haven’t learned what some people call “Satan’s deep secrets.”

Acts 15:28

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you. But here are a few essentials.

Matthew 23:3

So you must be careful to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do, because they’re all talk and no action.

1 John 5:3

In fact, this is what it means to love God: to obey his commands. And his commands aren’t hard to obey,