Matthew 23:2

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

Matthew 21:12

Cleansing the Temple

21:12 Then ⁴  Jesus entered the temple area ⁵  and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, ⁶  and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

[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.

[21:12]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[21:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “the temple.”

[21:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “the temple.”