Matthew 23:2Bible in Basic English
The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
Related Verses
Genesis 16:9
And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.
Genesis 37:8
And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.
Genesis 39:9
So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?
Genesis 41:33
And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 49:10
The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.