Matthew 23:1

Matthew 23:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples,

Context of Matthew 23:1

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. 3So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.

Matthew 23:1 word by word

Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν τοῖς ὄχλοις καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• to the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• toμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 23:1

• Matthew 15:10Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
• Mark 7:14Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.
• Luke 12:1Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.
• Luke 20:45Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,

Commentaries on Matthew 23:1

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jesus reproves the scribes and Pharisees. (1-12) Crimes of the Pharisees. (13-33) The guilt of Jerusalem. (34-39) Verses 1-12 The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion. We can only judge according to outward appearance; but God searches the heart. They made phylacteries. These were scrolls of paper or parchment, wherein were written four paragraphs of the law, to be worn…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This last extended teaching (see study note on Matthew 5:1–7:29) focuses on the judgment awaiting those who reject the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-39For this long and terrible discourse we are indebted, with the exception of a few verses in Mark and Luke, to Matthew alone. But as it is only an extended repetition of denunciations uttered not long before at the table of a Pharisee, and recorded by Luke (Lu 11:37-54), we may take both together in the exposition. Denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees (Mt 23:1-36). The first twelve verses were addressed more immediately to the disciples, the rest to…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 23:1

• Example

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Abase
• Bewray
• Devour
• Exalt
• Fill
• Gnat
• Ought
• Partaker

Commentaries on Matthew 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings