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A Warning Against Hypocrisy
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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Matthew 23:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
ESV
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
NLT
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
MSG
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Now Jesus turned to address his disciples, along with the crowd that had gathered with them.
CSB
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Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
Matthew 23:1 In-Context
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
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So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacterieswide and the tassels on their garments long;
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