Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 23:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay {them} on men's shoulders; but they {themselves} will not move them with one of their fingers.”
Matthew 23:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, {that} observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay {them} on men's shoulders; but they {themselves} will not move them with one of their fingers.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, {phylacteries: pieces of parchment containing sentences of the law}
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
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