Matthew 23:3

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So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.

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  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Exod 18:19-20 : 19 Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him. 20 Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do.
  • Exod 18:23 : 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.
  • Deut 4:5 : 5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the LORD my God commanded me, so that you may act according to them in the land you are entering to possess.
  • Deut 5:27 : 27 Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you, and we will listen and obey.
  • Deut 17:9-9 : 9 Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict. 10 You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you. 11 Follow exactly the law they teach you and the judgment they declare to you. Do not turn aside from the decision they give you, to the right or to the left. 12 Anyone who acts arrogantly and refuses to listen to the priest who stands to serve the LORD your God or the judge must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
  • 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
  • Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers. 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.
  • Matt 15:2-9 : 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying, 8 ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
  • Matt 21:30 : 30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
  • Acts 5:29 : 29 But Peter and the apostles replied, 'We must obey God rather than men.'
  • Rom 2:19-24 : 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the form of knowledge and truth— 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 For as it is written, 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'
  • Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.

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    4They tie up heavy and unbearable burdens, and place them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.

    5They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.

    6They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,

    7and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by others.

  • Matt 23:1-2
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    1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

    2saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority.

  • Matt 23:23-29
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    23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint, dill, and cumin but have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.

    24Blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

    25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

    26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean.

    27Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all impurity.

    28So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

    29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous,

  • Luke 6:46
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    46Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not do what I say?

  • Matt 15:9-10
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    9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

    10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Mark 7:7-9
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    7They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

    8You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."

    9He also said to them, "How skillfully you set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your own tradition.

  • Matt 7:12
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    12So in everything, do to others what you would want them to do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

  • Luke 11:41-44
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    41But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'

    42But woe to you Pharisees! For you give a tenth of mint, rue, and every herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others.

    43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the seats of honor in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

    44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing.

  • Matt 15:2-3
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    2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

    3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

  • Luke 17:23
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    23People will say to you, 'Look, there he is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them.

  • Mark 7:3
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    3For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders.

  • Col 3:23
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    23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord and not for people.

  • Matt 23:13
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    13But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.

  • Matt 15:7
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    7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

  • Matt 6:1
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    1Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Lev 18:3
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    3You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.

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    13You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."

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    13He told them, "Do not collect anything more than what is required."

  • Matt 23:15-16
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    15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a child of hell as you are.

    16Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

  • Luke 11:39
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    39Then the Lord said to him, 'Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

  • Matt 22:18
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    18But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

  • Luke 20:46
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    46'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

  • Mark 2:24
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    24The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

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    20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

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    3Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

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    32Fill up, then, the measure of your forefathers' sins!

  • Matt 16:12
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    12Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Matt 7:20
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    20So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.

  • Jas 1:22
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    22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

  • Mark 12:38
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    38As he taught them, he said, 'Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and enjoy greetings in the marketplaces,