Matthew 23:4

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.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 23:23, the same Pharisees neglect weightier matters while imposing minor rules — the heavy burdens they lay on others.

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offers an easy yoke and light burden — directly contrasting the heavy burdens imposed by the Pharisees.

Luke 11:46 Parallel

Luke 11:46 records the same saying about lawyers loading people with burdens they won't touch — a synoptic parallel.

Acts 15:10 Parallel

In Acts 15:10, Peter calls the law a yoke neither we nor our fathers could bear — echoing the heavy burdens laid on others.

In Galatians 5:1, Paul urges freedom from the yoke of slavery — directly contrasting the heavy burdens Pharisees insist on here.

Acts 15:28 Contrast

Acts 15:28 shows the council deciding not to lay a greater burden — the opposite of the Pharisees' heavy loads.

In Galatians 6:13, circumcision teachers impose a burden they don't keep — mirroring the Pharisees' hypocrisy of laying heavy loads.

In 1 Kings 12:4, the people complain about a heavy yoke from Solomon — similar to the burdensome loads Pharisees impose on others.

In 2 Chronicles 10:4, the same complaint about a heavy yoke from Solomon echoes the burdens Pharisees place on people here.

Revelation 2:24 says Jesus does not lay any other burden — contrasting with the Pharisees who pile on extra loads.