Parallel Verses
World English Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
They tie up burdens that are heavy and unbearable and lay them on people's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to remove them.
A Conservative Version
For they bind heavy burdens and difficult to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they do not want to move them with their finger.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Yes, they require people to bear heavy and difficult responsibilities, and place them on people's shoulders [to carry out], but they themselves will not lift a finger to do them.
Anderson New Testament
For they bind up burdens that are heavy and hard to be borne, and lay them on the shoulders of men; but they refuse to move them with one of their fingers.
Bible in Basic English
They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them
Common New Testament
They bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for they load men with intolerable impositions, and will not take the least pains to ease them of the burthen: they do nothing but out of ostentation,
Darby Translation
but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
Godbey New Testament
But they bind heavy burdens, and place them on the shoulders of the people; and they themselves are not willing to touch them with their finger.
Goodspeed New Testament
They tie up heavy loads and have them put on men's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.
John Wesley New Testament
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not move them with their finger.
Julia Smith Translation
For they bind loads heavy and difficult to carry, and put upon men's shoulders; and with their fingers will they not move them.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they tie up heavy burdens and put [them] on people's shoulders, but [they] themselves are not willing with their finger to move them
Modern King James verseion
For they bind heavy and hard-to-carry burdens and lay them on men's shoulders. But they will not move them with one of their fingers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yea, and they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders: but they themselves will not heave at them with one of their fingers.
Moffatt New Testament
They make up heavy loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not stir a finger to remove them.
Montgomery New Testament
"For they bind heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to move them.
NET Bible
They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
They bind heavy burdens, and lay them on mens shoulders, and will not themselves move them with a finger.
Sawyer New Testament
but bind heavy burdens and put them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
The Emphasized Bible
But they bind together heavy burdens, and lay upon men's shoulders, whereas, they, with their finger, are not willing to move them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For they bind burdens grievous, and difficultly borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they will not move them with a finger of their own.
Twentieth Century New Testament
While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other men's shoulder's they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.
Williams New Testament
They tie up heavy burdens and fasten them on men's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to help bear them.
Worrell New Testament
And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them upon the shoulders of men; but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
Worsley New Testament
for they bind grievous and intolerable burthens, and impose them upon men; but they themselves will not put a finger to them:
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Burden » Figurative » Of oppressions
Ecclesiasticism » Jewish, rebuked by jesus
Ecclesiasticism » Arrogance of
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Character of » Oppressive
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seven Woes Pronounced On The Scribes And Pharisees
3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don't do their works; for they say, and don't do. 4 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. 5 But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 11:46
He said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load men with burdens that are difficult to carry, and you yourselves won't even lift one finger to help carry those burdens.
Acts 15:10
Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:
Galatians 6:13
For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.
Revelation 2:24
But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as don't have this teaching, who don't know what some call 'the deep things of Satan,' to you I say, I am not putting any other burden on you.