Matthew 23:3

The Passion Translation

So listen and follow what they teach, but don’t do what they do, for they tell you one thing and do another.

Cross References

2 Timothy 3:5

They may pretend to have a respect for God, but in reality they want nothing to do with God’s power. Stay away from people like these!

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are disgusting, disobedient, and disqualified from doing anything good.

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles replied, “We must listen to and obey God more than pleasing religious leaders.

Romans 13:1

Every person must submit to and support the authorities over him. For there can be no authority in the universe except by God’s appointment, which means that every authority that exists has been instituted by God.

Matthew 21:30

The father approached the second son and said the same thing to him. The son replied, ‘Father, I will go and do as you said.’ But he never did—he didn’t go to the vineyard.

Matthew 23:2

“The religious scholars and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat as the authorized interpreters of the Law.

Matthew 23:4

They tie on your backs an oppressive burden of religious obligations and insist that you carry them, but will never lift a finger to help ease your load.