Matthew 23:3

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

Cross-reference

Matthew 15:2-9 shows Pharisees teaching human tradition over God's command — illustrating the hypocrisy of 'practice what they preach' from 23:3.

Matthew 21:30 pictures a son who promises obedience but fails — directly mirroring the Pharisees who teach but don't practice.

Deuteronomy 17:9–12 Historical context

Deuteronomy 17:9-12 commands obedience to priestly rulings — the very authority Jesus says the Pharisees hold, making their teaching binding.

Psalm 50:16 Parallel

Psalm 50:16 rebukes hypocrites who recite God's laws without living them — the same indictment Jesus levels at the Pharisees.

Romans 2:19-24 parallels Jesus' charge: Jewish teachers instruct others but break the law themselves, causing God's name to be blasphemed.

2 Timothy 3:5 describes those with a form of godliness but denying its power—the same hypocrisy of teaching without practicing.

Titus 1:16 Parallel

Titus 1:16 says they profess to know God but deny him by deeds—directly matching Jesus' charge of not practicing what they preach.

Luke 6:49 Parallel

Luke 6:49 illustrates the one who hears but does not do—the same foundationless hypocrisy Jesus condemns.

Romans 2:21 Parallel

Romans 2:21 directly asks 'you who teach others, do you not teach yourself?'—identical to the hypocrisy of teaching without doing.

Acts 5:29 Contrast

Acts 5:29 introduces a limit: obey God when human authority conflicts — a contrast to the unqualified obedience to Pharisees in Matthew 23:3.

In Galatians 6:13, Paul describes circumcision teachers who don't keep the law themselves — the same hypocrisy of preaching but not practicing.