Mat 23:2 | HCSB | STEP | “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses .

Matthew 23:2

2 “The ^{▼▼scribe(s): A professional group in Judaism that copied the law of Moses and interpreted it, especially in legal cases}scribes and the ^{▼▼Pharisee(s): In Judaism a religious sect that followed the whole written and oral law}Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses. ^{▼▼Perhaps a special chair for teaching in synagogues, or a metaphorical phrase for teaching with Moses’ authority
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