Matthew 23:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 23:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.”
Matthew 23:4 — World English Bible
Matthew 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.”
Matthew 23:4 — American Standard Version
Matthew 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.”
Matthew 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.”
Matthew 23:4 — Darby Translation
Matthew 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they binde heauie burdens, and grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.”
Matthew 23:4 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:4 in Context — Matthew 23
2 dizendo: Os escribas e os fariseus se sentam sobre o assento de Moisés.
3 Portanto, tudo o que eles vos disserem que guardeis, guardai, e fazei. Mas não façais segundo as suas obras, porque eles dizem e não fazem.
4 Pois eles amarram cargas pesadas e difíceis de levar, e as põem sobre os ombros das pessoas; porém eles nem sequer com o seu dedo as querem mover.
5 E fazem todas as suas obras a fim de serem vistos pelas pessoas: por isso alargam seus filactérios, ) e fazem compridas as franjas de suas roupas.
6 Eles amam os primeiros assentos nas ceias, as primeiras cadeiras nas sinagogas,
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