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Matthew 23:3
All, therefore, whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do ye not after their works; for they say, and do not.
All, therefore, whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do ye not after their works; for they say, and do not.
Verse Matthew 23:3. _ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER_] That is, all those things which they read out of the law and prophets, and all things which they teach consistently with them. This must be our Lord's...
ALL, THEREFORE, WHATSOEVER ... - That is, all that they teach that is consistent with the Law of Moses - all the commands of Moses which they read to you and properly explain. The word “all” could not...
11. THE WOES OF THE KING AND HIS LAMENTATION OVER JERUSALEM. CHAPTER 23 1. The Hypocrisy of the Pharisees.(Matthew 23:1 .) 2. The Woes of the King upon Them.(Matthew 23:13 .) 3. The Lamentation over...
WARNINGS TO THE PEOPLE AND THE DISCIPLES. Matthew 23:2 f. Loisy regards this as an interpolation (by a Judaising redactor) out of harmony with the attack that follows. Holtzmann thinks it is Mt.'s, b...
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The Scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses's seat. Therefore do and observe everything they tell you; but do not act as they act; for they speak, but t...
SCRIBES AND PHARISEES (Matthew 23:1-39) If a man is characteristically and temperamentally an irritable, ill-tempered and irascible creature, notoriously given to uncontrolled outbursts of passionate...
ALL. All things. This shows that the words following are not. command, for the whole chapter is taken up with. denunciation of the very things that they thus bade. Later (Matthew 27:20) they "bade" th...
ΤΗΡΕΙ͂Ν, omitted after εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν. ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ ΚΑῚ ΤΗΡΕΙ͂ΤΕ for τηρεῖτε καὶ ποιεῖτε. 3. ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ. ‘Do the special act enjoined.’ τηρεῖτε, ‘continue to observe.’...
Matthew 23:1-36. A PROPHETIC ODE, DENOUNCING THE PHARISEES AND THE RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY OF THE AGE Each division is marked by its special beauty of poetical form....
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE PHARISEES They are the successors of Moses, Matthew 23:2; but they say and do not, 3–7. Only a part of this discourse appears in the other Synoptics; for this portion cp....
VER 1. THEN SPAKE JESUS TO THE MULTITUDE, AND TO HIS DISCIPLES, 2. SAYING, "THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT IN MOSES' SEAT: 3. ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER THEY BID YOU OBSERVE, THAT OBSERVE AND DO; BUT...
_WOE TO THOSE THAT ARE RELIGIOUS FOR THE WRONG MOTIVES MATTHEW 23:1-12:_ Jesus taught His followers to "observe and do" what the Pharisees taught as they, "sat in Moses' seat." They knew and understoo...
ΕΪΠΩΣΙΝ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004). ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать. Вероятно, должно восприниматься как ирония (Carson, 473). ΤΗΡΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΤΗΡΈΩ (G5083...
ALL THEREFORE, &C.— The morality of the Pharisees, as appears from many examples mentioned in the Gospel, was of a very loose kind; and as for the traditions which they taught, they often made void th...
SECTION 59 JESUS ATTACKS THE SIN OF THE RIGHTEOUS (Parallels: Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47) TEXT: 23:1-4 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, 2 saying, The scribes and the Phar...
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. ALL THEREFORE - that is, all which, as sitting in that seat and teach...
24 From their subsequent course (Act_23:8), it is evident that the Sadducees were not convinced. Their difficulty was deeper. It was in the heart. Though they could not answer, they could refuse to be...
DENUNCIATION OF THE PHARISEES 1-36. Final denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees. The other synoptists insert in this place a brief utterance directed against the scribes (Mark 12:38; Luke 20:45),...
ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER] In spite of the wickedness and hypocrisy of the scribes, they were to be obeyed and respected on account of their office, to which they had a legitimate right, until their pl...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 23 JESUS ACCUSES THE *PHARISEES 23:1-12 V1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his *disciples. V2 ‘The men who teach the *Law and...
ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER... — Followed, as the words are, by repeated protests against special and grave errors in the teaching of the Pharisees, it is obvious that they must be received with an impli...
6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1 CHAPTER 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
_Introduction to the discourse_....
εἴπωσιν, say, in the sense of enjoining; no need therefore of τηρεῖν as in T. R. ποιήσατε καὶ τηρεῖτε : The natural order if the previous τηρεῖν be omitted. The diverse tenses are significant, the for...
HUMBLING THE SELF-EXALTED Matthew 23:1-12 These words were addressed to the disciples and the crowds that had gathered around. The Jewish religious leaders divorced morality and religion, and insist...
This chapter is one of the most sublime and awful in the whole inspired volume. It records the last words of Jesus to the crowds. He summed up, He reached His verdict, He pronounced sentence. It is a...
(b) All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. (b) Provided always that they deliver the doctrine of Moses which...
All therefore whatsoever they shall say. St. Augustine, in his defence of the Apostolic See, thus argues, contra lit. Petil. "Why dost thou call the apostolic chair the chair of pestilence? If, for th...
WARNINGS AGAINST THE EVIL EXAMPLE OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES It is still Wednesday, and the last day our Lord ever spoke in the temple. These scribes and Pharisees are thronging Him on all sides, be...
"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, (2) Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (3) All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do n...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
Chapter 23 clearly shews how far the disciples are viewed in connection with the nation, inasmuch as they were Jews, although the Lord judges the leaders, who beguiled the people and dishonoured God b...
ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER THEY BID YOU OBSERVE,.... This must be restrained to things that were agreeable to the chair of Moses, in which they sat, to the law of Moses, which they read and explained, t...
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, _that_ observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Ver. 3. _All therefore whatsoever_] Not their traditions, superstition...
_Then spake Jesus to the multitude_ Leaving all converse with his adversaries; whom he now gave up to the hardness of their hearts. _The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses's seat_ Or, _chair_ That is,...
OBSERVE AND DO; so far as they teach according to the laws of God; but beyond that, DO NOT YE AFTER THEIR WORKS; do not imitate their example....
The Lord now turns to speak to the entire crowd, His disciples being mentioned as included. He warns them against the hypocrisy of scribes and Pharisees, for they sat in Moses' seat as enforcers of th...
1-12 The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion. We can only judge according to outward appearance; but God search...
Ver. 1-3. Our Lord having now done with the Pharisees, turneth his discourse to the more docible people, who (as we heard before) heard him attentively and gladly, MARK 12:37 LUKE 19:48. Our Saviour f...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II But if any one be convicted as having done a wicked action, such a one not only hurts himself, but occasions the whole body of the Church and its doctrine t...
Matthew 23:3 Therefore G3767 whatever G3956 G302 G3745 tell G2036 (G5632) you G5213 observe G5083 ...
WORDS IN THE TEMPLE (23:1-39). a Exhortation to His disciples and the crowds not to be like the Scribes and Pharisees, but to be doers and not hearers only. In contrast to the Scribes and Pharisees t...
EXHORTATION TO HIS DISCIPLES AND THE CROWDS NOT TO BE LIKE THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, BUT TO BE DOERS AND NOT HEARERS ONLY, AND RATHER TO BE HUMBLE AND LOWLY, TREATING EACH OTHER AS BEING AS GOOD IF N...
JESUS PASSES JUDGMENT ON THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES AND DESCRIBES THE DEVASTATIONS COMING ON THE WORLD PRIOR TO HIS COMING AGAIN AND THE JUDGMENT THAT WILL FOLLOW (23:1-25). Having made clear that He h...
a “All things therefore whatever they bid you, b These do and observe, b But do not you after their works, a Because they say, and do not.” Note again the chiastic formation. In ‘a' and its paralle...
This discourse (peculiar to Matthew) was delivered on Tuesday preceding the crucifixion, although similar sayings (found in Luke 11:13) were uttered on a previous occasion. The intercourse with the Ph...
Matthew 23:3. ALL THINGS THEREFORE WHATSOEVER THEY BID YOU, THESE DO AND OBSERVE. Their official position and authority are respected, because the law was still an element in their teaching. The offic...
FOR THEY SAY AND DO NOT (λεγουσιν κα ου ποιουσιν). "As teachers they have their place, but beware of following their example" (Bruce). So Jesus said: "Do not ye after their works " (μη ποιειτε). Do...
CONTENTS: Jesus denounces woes upon the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. His lament over Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: Jesus. CONCLUSION: Nothing is more displeasing to our Lord Jesus Christ than hyprocrisy,...
Matthew 23:2. _Sit in Moses' seat._ The sanhedrim had seventy one chairs of gold, or rather gilt with gold. The council which sat at Alexandria had also chairs of gold. The highpriest was the presiden...
SO YOU MUST OBEY. They were to obey the teachers of the Law when they did teach the Law. [The Law of Moses ended at the Cross. Galatians 3:10-14; Ephesians 2:14-16.] DO NOT... IMITATE. Their examples...
_The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat._ CHRIST’S REPROACHES OF PHARISEES There must be some just, reasonable, and great cause of our Lord’s indignation, and this we find was an accumulat...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 23:3 SO DO AND OBSERVE WHATEVER THEY TELL YOU. “So” connects this verse with v. Matthew 23:2. The mention of Moses evidently indicates “whatever they
JESUS WARMS AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS MATTHEW 23:1-12; MARK 12:38-40; LUKE 20:45-47; MATTHEW 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the mul
CHAPTER 23 _Then Jesus spake_, &c. _Then_, that is to say, when, by His most wise answers and reasonings, He had confounded the errors of the Scribes and Pharisees, and had proved that He was the Mes...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 23:1. THEN SPAKE JESUS.—The day of grace is over for the leaders of the people; but for the people themselves there may still be hope; so the Lord of the temple turns to THE M...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 23:1 _Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees, and lamentation over Jerusalem which followed their guidance to her own destruction. _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 23:1 TH...
Matthew's gospel twenty-three. Jesus has been at the temple and He was challenged as to His authority by these priests, and then He was asked questions by the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees. An...
2 Chronicles 30:12; 2 Timothy 3:5; Acts 5:29; Deuteronomy 17:9;...
All things therefore — Which they read out of the law, and enforce therefrom....