Bible verse

Matthew 23:2

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Matthew 23:2 · BSB

Matthew 23:2 in context

The verses around it, from Matthew 23.

1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3 So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4 They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5 All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6 They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

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Matthew 23:2 in other translations

KJV

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

ASV

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

ERV

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

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