Matthew 23:2 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 23:2

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

KJV

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ASV

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

WEB

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

YLT

saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

DBT

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Matthew 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 11:46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Mark 12:38
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Malachi 2:7
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

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They were not the itinerant judges that rode the circuit, but the standing bench, that determined on appeals, special verdicts, or writs of error by the law; they sat in Moses's seat, not as he was Mediator between God and Israel, but only as he was chief justice, Exod. xviii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit--The Jewish teachers stood to read, but sat to expound the Scriptures, as will be seen by comparing Lu 4:16 with Lu 4:20. in Moses' seat--that is, as interpreters of the law given by Moses.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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G252344× in canon G112262× in canon G347578× in canon G533097× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MAT 23:2MRK 12:38 LUK 11:43
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 23:2EZR 7:6 EZR 8:22
MAT 23:2MAL 2:7 2TI 2:24-25
MAT 23:2EZR 7:6 EZR 7:28
MAT 23:2EZR 7:6 EZR 8:31
MAT 23:2MAL 2:7 LEV 10:11
MAT 23:2MRK 12:38 MAT 23:1-7
MAT 23:2MRK 12:38 LUK 20:45-47

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