Context: Mat 23:01 Then said Jesus to the crowds and to his disciples,
Mat 23:2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat;
Mat 23:3 so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice.
Mat 23:4 They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
| 2532 [e] kai καὶ also Conj |
| 5083 [e] tēreite τηρεῖτε . keep V-PMA-2P |
| 2596 [e] kata κατὰ after Prep |
| 1161 [e] de δὲ however Conj |
| 3588 [e] ta τὰ the Art-ANP |
| 2041 [e] erga ἔργα works N-ANP |
| 846 [e] autōn αὐτῶν , of them PPro-GM3P |
| 3361 [e] mē μὴ not Adv |
| 4160 [e] poieite ποιεῖτε . do V-PMA-2P |
RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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