Matthew 23:3
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All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not. For they say, and do not.

whatsoever.

Matthew 15:2-9 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. . . .

Exodus 18:19,20,23 But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him: . . .

Deuteronomy 4:5 You know that I have taught you statutes and justices, as the Lord my God hath commanded me: so shall you do them in the land which you shall possess:

Deuteronomy 5:27 Approach thou rather: and hear all things that the Lord our God shall say to thee, and thou shalt speak to us, and we will hear and will do them.

Deuteronomy 17:9-12 And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment. . . .

2 Chronicles 30:12 But the hand of God was in Juda, to give them one heart to do the word of the Lord, according to the commandment of the king, and of the princes.

Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God rather than men.

,

Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God.

for.

Matthew 21:30 And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not.

Psalm 50:16-20 But to the sinner God hath said: Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth? . . .

Romans 2:19-24 Art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, . . .

2 Timothy 3:5 Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.

Context
Woes to Scribes and Pharisees
2Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses. 3All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not. For they say, and do not. 4For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them.…
Cross References
Matthew 23:2
Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.

Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them.

Romans 2:21
Thou therefore, that teachest another, teachest not thyself: thou, that preachest that men should not steal, stealest.

Lexicon
So
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

practice
ποιήσατε (poiēsate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

observe
τηρεῖτε (tēreite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.

everything
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

they tell
εἴπωσιν (eipōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

{do} not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

do
ποιεῖτε (poieite)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

what
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

they
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

do,
ἔργα (erga)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

for
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

they do not practice
ποιοῦσιν (poiousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

what
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they preach.
λέγουσιν (legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


Additional Translations
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

therefore keep and observe all things whatsoever they might tell you. But do not do according to their works, for they preach and do not act.

All therefore whatever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not you after their works: for they say, and do not.

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

All therefore, whatever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but do not ye according to their works: for they say, and do not.

Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.

All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do.

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
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