For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsYea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — 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