Matthew 23:4

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They 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.

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  • Luke 11:46 : 46 Jesus replied, 'Woe to you as well, experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves do not touch these burdens with even one finger.'
  • Acts 15:10 : 10 Now then, why are you testing God by placing a yoke on the necks of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?
  • Matt 11:28-30 : 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.
  • Gal 6:13 : 13 For even those who are circumcised do not keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can boast about your flesh.
  • Acts 15:28 : 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you except these necessary things:
  • Matt 23:23 : 23 Woe 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.
  • Rev 2:24 : 24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to this teaching and who have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, I say: I will not impose any other burden on you.

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  • Matt 23:5-6
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    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,

  • Matt 23:2-3
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    2saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority.

    3So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.

  • Luke 11:46-47
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    46Jesus replied, 'Woe to you as well, experts in the law! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you yourselves do not touch these burdens with even one finger.'

    47Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, yet it was your ancestors who killed them.

  • 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,

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

  • Mark 7:7-8
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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."

  • Luke 11:44
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    44Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
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    13Our desire is not for others to be relieved while you are burdened, but for equality.

  • Jer 17:21-23
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    21This is what the LORD says: 'Be careful not to carry any load on the Sabbath day, or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem.'

    22Do not bring any load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath, but keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your ancestors.

    23Yet they did not listen or incline their ear. They stiffened their necks and would not listen or take correction.

  • Matt 23:13-16
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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.

    14Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore, you will receive a greater condemnation.

    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 11:42
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    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.

  • Ezek 34:3-4
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    3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock.

    4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally.

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

  • Acts 15:10
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    10Now then, why are you testing God by placing a yoke on the necks of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

  • Matt 11:30
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    30For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

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    36But you must no longer refer to the 'burden of the LORD,' for each man’s word becomes his own burden, and you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.

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    14Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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    42Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.'

  • Mark 7:12-13
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    12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

    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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    8They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.

  • Luke 11:53
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    53While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things,

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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."

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    40They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.'

  • Gal 6:2
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    2Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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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.

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    11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.

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    2“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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    9Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."

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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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    2But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

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    8Their land is filled with idols. They bow down to the work of their own hands, to what their fingers have made.

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    2Do you rulers truly speak justice? Do you judge people with fairness?

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    38But if you claim, 'The burden of the LORD,' this is what the LORD says: Because you have used this phrase, 'The burden of the LORD,' even though I told you not to say it,