Matthew 23:4 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

⁴ They make strict rules that are hard for people to obey. They try to force others to obey all their rules. But they themselves will not try to follow any of those rules.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ They tie up heavy loads, hard to bear, and place them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

Common English Bible

⁴ For they tie together heavy packs that are impossible to carry. They put them on the shoulders of others, but are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ For they bind up heavy and unbearable burdens, and they impose them on men's shoulders. But they are not willing to move them with even a finger of their own.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but with a finger of their own they will not move them.

Matthew 23:4 Tagairtí Cros

Isaiah 46:1

The Lord says, “Bel has fallen to the ground. Nebo is kneeling before me. “Men put those idols on the backs of animals. They are only heavy burdens that must be carried. They do nothing but make people tired.

Matthew 23:23

“It will be bad for you teachers of the law and you Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You give God a tenth of the food you get, even your mint, dill, and cumin. But you don’t obey the really important teachings of the law—being fair, showing mercy, and being faithful. These are the things you should do. And you should also continue to do those other things.

Matthew 23:3

So you should obey them. Do everything they tell you to do. But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they don’t do those things themselves.

Luke 11:46

Jesus answered, “It will be bad for you, you experts in the law! You make strict rules that are very hard for people to obey. You try to force others to obey your rules. But you yourselves don’t even try to follow any of those rules.

Acts 15:10

So now, why are you putting a heavy burden around the necks of the non-Jewish followers of Jesus? Are you trying to make God angry? We and our fathers were not able to carry that burden.

Acts 15:28

We agree with the Holy Spirit that you should have no more burdens, except for these necessary things:

Galatians 6:13

They are circumcised, but they don’t obey the law themselves. They want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about what they did to you.

1 John 5:3

Loving God means obeying his commands. And God’s commands are not too hard for us,

Revelation 2:24

“But others of you in Thyatira have not followed her teaching. You have not learned the things they call ‘Satan’s deep secrets.’ This is what I say to you: I will not put any other burden on you.