Matthew 23:3 meaning and explanation
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Matthew 23:3, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to the crowds and his disciples in the temple courts during his final week in Jerusalem. The scribes and Pharisees held authority to teach the law of Moses, so Jesus tells the people to follow their lawful instruction while refusing to imitate their conduct.
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