Matthew 23:4
4 “aThey tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.
Matthew 23:4 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Matthew 23:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
Matthew 23:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Matthew 23:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.
Matthew 23:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew 23:4 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 They make strict rules and try to force people to obey them, but they are unwilling to help those who struggle under the weight of their rules.
Matthew 23:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
Matthew 23:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.
Matthew 23:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 They make loads that are hard to carry and lay them on the shoulders of the people. However, they are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
Matthew 23:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.
Matthew 23:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.
Matthew 23:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 And they tie up heavy burdens and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them.
Matthew 23:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 They tie up heavy loads and put them on other people’s shoulders. But they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.