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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Matthew 23:2

saying - Upon Moses' seat, have sat down, the Scribes and the Pharisees:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Ecclesiasticism;   Example;   Hypocrisy;   Oppression;   Pharisees;   Satire;   Scribe (S);   Teachers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Imitation;   Pharisees;   Scribes;   Sects, Jewish;   Sinful;   Worldliness;   Worldliness-Unworldliness;   The Topic Concordance - Hypocrisy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Law of Moses, the;   Magistrates;   Scribes;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pharisees;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Education;   Law;   Matthew, gospel of;   Pharisees;   Ruler;   Scribes;   Synagogue;   Teacher;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Anger;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Supralapsarians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pharisees;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Salutation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hypocrite;   Judas Iscariot;   Pharisees;   Scribes;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boyhood of Jesus;   Courage;   Discourse;   Elect, Election ;   Error;   Ethics (2);   Example;   Foot;   Humility;   Individualism;   Law of God;   Mental Characteristics;   Moses ;   Nation (2);   Old Testament (Ii. Christ as Student and Interpreter of).;   Paradox;   Sanctify, Sanctification;   Synagogue;   Temple (2);   Unity (2);   Winter ;   Woe;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Scribes;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Pharisee;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Scribe;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Philosophy;   Scribes;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Authority in Religion;   Keys, Power of;   Law in the New Testament;   Seat;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Almemar;   Binding and Loosing;   China;   Law, Reading from the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.
King James Version (1611)
Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate:
King James Version
Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
English Standard Version
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat,
New American Standard Bible
saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses.
New Century Version
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees have the authority to tell you what the law of Moses says.
Amplified Bible
saying: "The scribes and Pharisees have seated themselves in Moses' chair [of authority as teachers of the Law];
New American Standard Bible (1995)
saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
Legacy Standard Bible
saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
Berean Standard Bible
"The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
Contemporary English Version
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses.
Complete Jewish Bible
"The Torah-teachers and the P'rushim," he said, "sit in the seat of Moshe.
Darby Translation
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:
Easy-to-Read Version
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees have the authority to tell you what the Law of Moses says.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the chair of Moses.
Good News Translation
"The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.
Lexham English Bible
saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses.
Literal Translation
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down on Moses' seat.
American Standard Version
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat:
Bible in Basic English
The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
Hebrew Names Version
saying, "The Sofrim and the Perushim sat on Moshe' seat.
International Standard Version
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.[fn]Nehemiah 8:4,8; Malachi 2:7; Mark 12:38; Luke 20:45;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and said to them, Upon the chair of Musha sit the scribes and the Pharishee.
Murdock Translation
and said to them: The Scribes and Pharisees sit in the seat of Moses.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moyses seate.
English Revised Version
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat:
World English Bible
saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses' seat.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
All things therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, observe and do;
Weymouth's New Testament
"The Scribes," He said, "and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, On the chayere of Moises, scribis and Farisees han sete.
Update Bible Version
saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses seat:
Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's seat.
New English Translation
"The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.
New King James Version
saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
New Living Translation
"The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.
New Life Bible
He said, "The teachers of the Law and the proud religious law-keepers have put themselves in Moses' place as teachers.
New Revised Standard
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.
Revised Standard Version
"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
sayinge. The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate.
Young's Literal Translation
saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde: The scrybes & Pharises are set downe vpon Moses seate.
Mace New Testament (1729)
said, the Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's chair.
Simplified Cowboy Version
"The hypocritical preachers and the lawyers of the Code are experts in the law of Moses.

Contextual Overview

1 Then, Jesus spake unto the multitudes and unto his disciples, 2 saying - Upon Moses' seat, have sat down, the Scribes and the Pharisees: 3 All things, therefore, whatsoever they tell you, do and observe, - but, according to their works, do ye not, for they, say, and do not, perform. 4 But they bind together heavy burdens, and lay upon men's shoulders, whereas, they, with their finger, are not willing to move them. 5 But, all their works, they do, to be gazed at, by men, - for they make broad their amulets, and make large their fringes, 6 And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues, 7 And the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi. 8 But, ye, - do not be called Rabbi, - for, one, is your Teacher, and, all ye, are brethren; 9 And, father, be none of you called, upon the earth, for, one, is your Father, the Heavenly; 10 Neither be called leaders, for, your leader, is one, the Christ;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Nehemiah 8:4-8, Malachi 2:7, Mark 12:38, Luke 20:46

Reciprocal: Exodus 18:13 - General Deuteronomy 19:17 - General Deuteronomy 33:10 - They shall teach 1 Chronicles 24:6 - the scribe Ezra 7:11 - a scribe Ezra 7:25 - teach ye Nehemiah 8:1 - Ezra Song of Solomon 5:7 - the keepers Zechariah 11:16 - which Matthew 5:20 - exceed Matthew 7:29 - and not Matthew 15:1 - scribes Matthew 16:1 - Pharisees Matthew 21:33 - husbandmen Mark 1:44 - show Luke 11:46 - Woe John 7:19 - yet Titus 3:1 - to be subject

Cross-References

Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his tent and came in and dwelt among the oaks of Mamre, which were in Hebron, - and built there an altar to Yahweh.
Genesis 23:14
And Ephron responded to Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:15
My lord, hear me, - Land worth four hundred shekels of silver - betwixt me and thee, what is that? And thy dead., bur. thou.
Genesis 23:16
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver of which he had spoken in the ears of the sons of Heth, - four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant,
Genesis 23:18
to Abraham as a purchase in the eyes of the sons of Heth, - with all who were entering the gate of his city.
Genesis 23:19
And after this, did Abraham bury Sarah his wife, within the cave of the field of Machpelah, over against Mamre, the same, is Hebron, - in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him, - and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.
Genesis 50:10
And they came in, as far as the threshing-floor of the Buckthorn, which is beyond the Jordan, then wailed they there - an exceeding great and grievous walling, - and he made for his father a mourning, of seven days.
Numbers 13:22
Yea they went up in the South and entered as far as Hebron, and there, were Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai descendants of the Anak. Now, Hebron, was built seven years, before Zoan of Egypt.
Numbers 20:29
And all the assembly saw that Aaron was dead; and they bewailed Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Saying, the Scribes and Pharisees,.... The Persic version adds, the priests: but Christ does not here speak of the sanhedrim, or grand council of the nation, and of their legislative power; but of those that were the teachers of the people, and the interpreters of the law; and of those, who, though they corrupted the word with their glosses and traditions, yet retained some truth, and at least came nearer truth, than the Sadducees; who therefore are omitted, and only Scribes and Pharisees mentioned, who gave the literal and traditional sense of the Scriptures; of whom he says, they

sit in Moses's seat: not that they were his successors in his office as a legislator and mediator; though the Persic version reads it, "sit in the place and chair of Moses"; but they read his law, and explained it to the people: this post and place, as yet, they kept in the office they were, and were to continue; and the people were to regard them so far as they spoke consistent with the law, until it had its full accomplishment in Christ. The allusion is not to the chairs in which the sanhedrim sat in trying and determining causes, but to those in which the doctors sat when they expounded the law; for though they stood up when they read the law, or the prophets, they sat down when they preached out of them: this custom of the synagogue was observed by our Lord; see Luke 4:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Scribes and Pharisees - See the notes at Matthew 3:7.

Moses’ seat - Moses was the great legislator of the Jews. By him the Law was given. The office of explaining that Law among the Jews devolved on the scribes and Pharisees. In the synagogues they sat while expounding the Law, and rose when they read it. By “sitting in the seat of Moses” we are to understand authority to teach the Law; or, as he taught the nation by giving the Law, so they taught it by explaining it.


 
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