Matthew 23:1-7
Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees
1Then Jesus asaid to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 b“The scribes and the Pharisees csit on Moses’ seat, 3so do and observe whatever they tell you, dbut not the works they do. eFor they preach, but do not practice. 4 fThey tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit hard to bear
and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 hThey do all their deeds ito be seen by others. For they make jtheir phylacteries broad and ktheir fringes long, 6and they llove the place of honor at feasts and mthe best seats in the synagogues 7and ngreetings in othe marketplaces and being called prabbi ▼▼ Rabbi means my teacher, or my master; also verse 8
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