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Matthew 23:1-3
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Matthew 23:1-3
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Seven Woes
23 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The[a] experts in the law[b] and the Pharisees[c] sit on Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.[d]
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- Matthew 23:2 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
- Matthew 23:2 tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
- Matthew 23:2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
- Matthew 23:3 tn Grk “for they say and do not do.”
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