New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 23:2-7

2sayingG3004: “1The scribesG1122 and the PhariseesG5330 have seatedG2523 themselvesG2523 in the chairG2515 of MosesG3475.

3ThereforeG3767, whateverG3745 G1437 they tellG3004 you, doG4160 and 2complyG5083 withG5083 it allG3956, but do not doG4160 3as they doG2041; for they sayG3004 things and do not doG4160 them.

4And 4they tieG1195 upG1195 heavyG926 burdensG5413 and layG2007 them on people’sG444 shouldersG5606, but they themselvesG846 are unwillingG3756 G2309 to moveG2795 them with so much as their fingerG1147.

5And they doG4160 allG3956 their deedsG2041 5to be noticedG2300 by other peopleG444; for they 6broadenG4115 their 7phylacteriesG5440 and lengthenG3170 8the tasselsG2899 of their garments.

6And they 9loveG5368 the placeG4411 ofG4411 honorG4411 at banquetsG1173, and the seatsG4410 ofG4410 honorG4410 in the synagoguesG4864,

7and personalG783 greetingsG783 in the marketplacesG58, and being calledG2564 10 11RabbiG4461 by the peopleG444.

Notes

1. Matthew 23:2 Deut 33:3f; Ezra 7:6, 25; Neh 8:4 ↩
2. Matthew 23:3 Lit keep all ↩
3. Matthew 23:3 Lit according to their deeds ↩
4. Matthew 23:4 Luke 11:46; Acts 15:10 ↩
5. Matthew 23:5 Matt 6:1, 5, 16 ↩
6. Matthew 23:5 Ex 13:9; Deut 6:8; 11:18 ↩
7. Matthew 23:5 I.e., small pouches containing Scripture texts, worn on the left forearm and forehead for religious purposes ↩
8. Matthew 23:5 Matt 9:20 ↩
9. Matthew 23:6 Luke 11:43; 14:7; 20:46 ↩
10. Matthew 23:7 In Heb “My Teacher” or “My Master” ↩
11. Matthew 23:7 Matt 23:8; 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; 10:51; 11:21; John 1:38, 49; 3:2, 26; 4:31; 6:25; 9:2; 11:8; 20:16 ↩