Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Matthew
Chapter 23  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:1 JFB -> Commentary on 23:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:1 PNT -> Commentary on 23:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:1 TFG -> Commentary on 23:1 TSK -> Commentary on 23:1 TSK -> Entry for 23:1 WEN -> Notes on 23:1 NTB -> Example; Jesus, The Christ; Reproof EBD -> Scribes WJD -> Devotional using 23:1 WJD -> Devotional using 23:1 23:1 - [In Context] Then Jesus spoke to the people and to his followers. Jesus said,
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:2 JFB -> Commentary on 23:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:2 PNT -> Commentary on 23:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:2 SRN -> Study Notes on 23:2 TFG -> Commentary on 23:2 TSK -> Commentary on 23:2 TSK -> Entry for 23:2 WEN -> Notes on 23:2 NTB -> Church; Ecclesiasticism; Example; Hypocrisy; Oppression; Pharisees; Satire; Scribe (S); Teachers TTT -> Law of Moses, The; Magistrates; Scribes EBD -> Pentateuch WJD -> Devotional using 23:2 WJD -> Devotional using 23:2 23:2 - [In Context] "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees F327 have the authority (power) to tell you what the law of Moses says.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:3 JFB -> Commentary on 23:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:3 PNT -> Commentary on 23:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:3 TSK -> Commentary on 23:3 TSK -> Entry for 23:3 WEN -> Notes on 23:3 NTB -> Church; Ecclesiasticism; Example; Hypocrisy; Inconsistency; Minister, Christian; Oppression; Pharisees; Satire; Scribe (S); Teachers TTT -> Call of God, The; Hypocrites; Magistrates; Ministers EBD -> Pharisees WJD -> Devotional using 23:3 WJD -> Devotional using 23:3 23:3 - [In Context] So you should obey the things they say. You should do all the things they tell you to do. But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they don't do those things themselves.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 23:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 23:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 23:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 23:4 JFB -> Commentary on 23:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 23:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 23:4 PNT -> Commentary on 23:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 23:4 TFG -> Commentary on 23:4 TSK -> Commentary on 23:4 TSK -> Entry for 23:4 WEN -> Notes on 23:4 NTB -> Burden; Church; Ecclesiasticism; Hypocrisy; Inconsistency; Minister, Christian; Oppression; Pharisees; Satire; Teachers TTT -> Call of God, The; Pharisees, The WJD -> Devotional using 23:4 WJD -> Devotional using 23:4 WJD -> Devotional using 23:4 23:4 - [In Context] They make strict rules that are hard for people to obey. They try to force other people to obey all those rules. But they themselves will not try to follow any of those rules.
FOOTNOTES: F327: Pharisees   The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.