Matius 23:1-3

Seven Woes

23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 23:2 “The ¹  experts in the law ²  and the Pharisees ³  sit on Moses’ seat. 23:3 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. ⁴ 

[23:2]  ¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[23:2]  ² tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:2]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[23:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “for they say and do not do.”