Matthew

Matthew 23:3–4

³So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. ⁴They tie up heavy, burdensome loads^a and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

Footnotes

a 23:4 SBL, NE, and WH They tie up heavy loads

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Matthew 23:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
practice	ποιήσατε	poiēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
observe	τηρεῖτε	tēreite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5083 I keep, guard, observe
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
they tell	εἴπωσιν	eipōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
do	ποιεῖτε	poieite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
what	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
they	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
do	ἔργα	erga	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
they do not practice	ποιοῦσιν	poiousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
what	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they preach	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak

Matthew 23:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They tie up	δεσμεύουσιν	desmeuousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1195 I bind, put in chains
heavy	βαρέα	barea	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G926 heavy, weighty, burdensome
burdensome	δυσβάστακτα	dysbastakta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1419 difficult to carry
loads	φορτία	phortia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5413 a burden, freight
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
lay	ἐπιτιθέασιν	epititheasin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2007 I put, place upon, lay on
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
men’s	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
shoulders	ὤμους	ōmous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5606 a shoulder
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they themselves	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
are not willing	θέλουσιν	thelousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to lift a finger	δακτύλῳ	daktylō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G1147 a finger
to move	κινῆσαι	kinēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2795 I move, stir, excite
them	αὐτά	auta	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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Matthew 23:3 2 Timothy 3:5 · Titus 1:16 · Romans 2:19–24 · Acts 5:29 · Romans 13:1 · Psalm 50:16–20 · 2 Chronicles 30:12 · Deuteronomy 17:9–12 · Matthew 21:30

Matthew 23:4 Luke 11:46 · Acts 15:10 · Galatians 6:13 · Matthew 11:28–30 · Matthew 23:23 · Revelation 2:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.