Cross references

Matthew 23:3

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 BSB

Matthew 23:3 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Timothy 3:5 (8 votes) and Romans 2:19–24 (7 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 34 to Titus 3.

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Which verses does Matthew 23:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

  2. if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— …

  3. Titus 1:167 votes

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

  4. Acts 5:296 votes

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

  5. Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

  6. You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case. You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you, …

  7. Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.

  8. To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. …

  9. Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.

  10. Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him. Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

  11. “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? …

Which verses point to Matthew 23:3?

The 10 strongest of 17.