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Matthew 23:1-3 Darby (1) Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, (2) saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat: (Ex 18:13) (3) all things therefore, whatever they may tell you, do and keep. But do not after their works, for they say and do not,

Matthew 23:1-3 CEV Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: (2) The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses. (Ex 18:13) (3) So obey everything they teach you, but don't do as they do. After all, they say one thing and do something else.

Matthew 23:1-3 ALT (1) Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, (2) saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees [have] sat on the seat of Moses. (Ex 18:13) (3) "Therefore, all [things], as many as they tell you* to be observing, be observing and doing, but stop doing according to their works, for they say and do not do.

Matthew 23:1-3 MKJV (1) Then Jesus spoke to the crowd and to His disciples, (2) saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. (Ex 18:13) (3) Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do. But do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.

Matthew 23:1-3 YLT Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples, (2) saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees; (Ex 18:13) (3) all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation