Matthew 23:4-13

4 ¹They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, ^[a] and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.

5 ²They do all their deeds ³to be seen by others. For they make ⁴their phylacteries broad and ⁵their fringes long,

6 and they ⁶love the place of honor at feasts and ⁷the best seats in the synagogues

7 and ⁸greetings in ⁹the marketplaces and being called ¹⁰rabbi^[b] by others.

8 ¹¹But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ¹²all brothers. ^[c]

9 ¹³And call no man your father on earth, for ¹⁴you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ¹⁵the Christ.

11 ¹⁶The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 ¹⁷Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

13 “But woe ¹⁸to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you ¹⁹shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you ²⁰neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. ^[d]