Matthew 23:4

Δεσμεύουσιν γὰρ φορτία βαρέα καὶ δυσβάστακτα, καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων· τῷ δὲ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσιν κινῆσαι αὐτά.

For they bind heavy burdens and difficult to carry, and they place on the shoulders of men; but their finger not willing to move them.

Matt 23:4 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]84
Δεσμεύουσι γὰρ φορτία βαρέα καὶ δυσβάστακτα, καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων· τῷ δὲ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσι κινῆσαι αὐτά.

MSS: Ω, 7, 8 (f56vc2-57rc1), 10, 11, 22 (f46v-47r), 43, 44, 201, 438 (f101v-102r), 490, 556, 1701 (f48v)

Matt 23:4 [Peshitta]
ܘܳܐܣܪܺܝܢ ܡܰܘܒ݁ܠܶܐ ܝܰܩܺܝܪܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܘܣܳܝܡܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܟ݁ܰܬ݂ܦ݁ܳܬ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܰܒ݂ܢܰܝ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ ܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܒ݁ܨܶܒ݂ܥܗܽܘܢ ܠܳܐ ܨܳܒ݂ܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܢܶܩܪܒ݂ܽܘܢ ܠܗܶܝܢ܂

Matt 23:4 [Vulgate]
alligant autem onera gravia et inportabilia et inponunt in umeros hominum digito autem suo nolunt ea movere

Critical Apparatus :

(1) δεσμευουσι : F, M, S, Ω, Y, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii),
(2) δεσμευουσιν : א, B, D, E, G, K, L, W, Δ, ℓ1086,

(3) γαρ : D, E, F, G, K, S, Ω, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12c, 13, 22, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 901, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086, Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir
(4) δε : א, B, L, M, W, Y, Δ, 1, 4, 33, 771, 892, 1582, Peshitta?, Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Westcott Hort, Weiss, von Soden
(5) OMIT γαρ : 12*

(6) φορτια : B, F, G, K, L, M, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086,
(7) φορτεια : D, E, S, 9
(8) ADD μεγαλα : א

(9) βαρεα : א, B, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, S, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 771, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086,
(10) OMIT βαρεα : 700

(11) και δυσβαστακτα : B, D¹?, E, F, G, K, M, S, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 771, 901, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086, Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir, Lachmann, [Tregelles], Westcott Hort (marg.), Weiss,
(12) και αδυσβαστακτα : D*
(13) OMIT και (i) : 700
(14) OMIT και δυσβαστακτα : א, L, 1, 892, 1582, Tischendorf, Westcott Hort, von Soden

(15) επιτιθεασιν : א, B, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, S, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 901c, 1582, 1701, ℓ339
(16) επιτηθεασιν : 4, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086,
(17) επιθεασιν : 901*

(18) ωμους : א, B, D, E, F, G, K, L, M, S, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086,
(19) ομους : 13

(20) τω δε : E, F, G, K, M, S, W, Y, Δ, Ω, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 43, 44, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086, Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir, von Soden
(21) το δε : 4
(22) αυτοι δε τω : א, B, D, L, 33, 157, 892, Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Westcott Hort, Weiss,

(23) θελουσι : M, S, Y, Ω, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 43, 44, 157?, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 1582, 1701
(24) θελουσιν : א, B, D, E, F, G, K, L, W, Δ, 33, 901, ℓ1086,
(25) θελωσι : 4, 13, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii),

(26) κινησαι : E, F, G, K, L, M, S, Y, Ω, 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 33, 43, 44, 157, 201, 438, 490, 556, 700, 771, 892, 901, 1582, 1701, ℓ339, ℓ339 (ii), ℓ1086,
(27) κεινησαι : B, D, W, Δ
(28) κινησε : א

CΚΗ / Ε :

F (f43rc1), M (f71vc2-72rc1), S (f62rv), Ω (p122c1), 4 (f47v), 7 (f57r), 9 (f62r), 10 (f59v), 11 (f108r), 12 (p151), 13 (f32rc2), 22 (f46v-47r), 157 (f84r), 490 (f46r), 556 (f41v), 892 (f87r), 1701 (f48v)

A Textual Commentary On Matthew 23:4

(a) Tischendorf illustrates his third* rule by Matt. xxiii. 4, where he omits καὶ δυσβάστακτα after βαρέα with L and a few later MSS. and some versions: this he does because the common text agrees with the reading of the parallel passage in Luke. This place is, however, hardly a full illustration of the rule with regard to parallel texts in the synoptical Gospels ; because here the amount of evidence for the retention of the words in Matthew is too considerable for it to be set aside at once by the application of a principle, not universal but only of frequent use. Indeed in all such cases, it is surely needful first to examine the evidence, and then to compare the parallel passages : a judgment must be formed as to probabilities, when it cannot be as to certainties.
In the case of parallel texts cited from the Old Testament, Tischendorf states that he has continually used the collations in the Oxford edition of the LXX. by Holmes and Parsons. In this manner it may be better understood how much has been done by the later copyists in amplifying the Old Testament citations ; for the additions are not unfrequently in accordance with some of the later MSS. of the LXX.

* In parallel passages, whether of the New or Old Testament, especially in the synoptical Gospels, which ancient copyists continually brought into increased accordance, those testimonies are preferable, in which precise accordance of such parallel passages is not found ; unless, indeed, there are important reasons to the contrary.

(S. P. Tregelles, An Account of the Printed Text of the Greek New Testament, p 123)