Matthew 23:2

23:2 “The ¹  experts in the law ²  and the Pharisees ³  sit on Moses’ seat.

Matthew 23:13

23:13 “But woe to you, experts in the law ⁴  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! ⁵  You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! ⁶  For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.

[23:2]  ¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[23:2]  ² tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:2]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[23:13]  ⁴ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[23:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “Woe to you…because you…” The causal particle ὅτι (Joti) has not been translated here for rhetorical effect (and so throughout this chapter).

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “because you are closing the kingdom of heaven before people.”