A moment in scripture
Matthew 23:3
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All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 23:1
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
- Matthew 23:2
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
- Matthew 23:4
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.
- Matthew 23:5
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.