Matthew 23:1-12 ▼

1 Then Jesus spake to the multitude, and to His disciples,

2 saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.

3 All, therefore, whatsoever they bid you, do and observe; but do not according to their works; for they say and do not.

4 And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them upon the shoulders of men; but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.

5 But all their works they do with the view to be seen by men; for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge their fringes;

6 and they love the first place in the feasts, and the front seats in the synagogues,

7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called by men 'Rabbi.'

8 But be not ye called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and all ye are brethren.

9 And call no one your father on the earth; for One is your Father, the Heavenly.

10 Neither be ye called leaders; because One is your Leader, the Christ.

11 But the greater of you shall be your minister.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.