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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ΤΗΡΕΙ͂Ν, omitted after εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν.
ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ ΚΑῚ ΤΗΡΕΙ͂ΤΕ for τηρεῖτε καὶ
ποιεῖτε.
3. ΠΟΙΉΣΑΤΕ. ‘Do the special act enjoined.’
τηρεῖτε, ‘continue to observe.’...
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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....
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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....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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),...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1
CHAPTER 17
Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
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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...
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_Introduction to the discourse_....
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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,...
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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....
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ALL, THEREFORE, WHATSOEVER THEY BID YOU OBSERVE, THAT OBSERVE AND DO;
BUT DO YE NOT AFTER THEIR WORKS; FOR THEY SAY, AND DO NOT....
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THE INORDINATE AMBITION OF THE PHARISEES.
Hypocrisy in high places:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Matthew 23:3 Therefore G3767 whatever G3956 G302 G3745 tell G2036
(G5632) you G5213 observe G5083 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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
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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
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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2 Chronicles 30:12; 2 Timothy 3:5; Acts 5:29; Deuteronomy 17:9;...
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All things therefore — Which they read out of the law, and enforce
therefrom....