Matthew 23:1-7 ▼

1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2 “The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.,

3 Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do , because they don’t practice what they teach.

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.

5 They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries, and lengthen their tassels.,

6 They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

7 greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘ Rabbi ’ by people.