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CHAPTER EXPLORER

Matthew 23

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39 verses in KJV · 401 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Matthew 23 (KJV)

23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

23:3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

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Traditional writer attribution: Matthew

Approximate study chronology: c. AD 33

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