1 Then Jesus 1said to the crowds and to his disciples,
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2"The scribes and the Pharisees 3sit on Moses' seat,
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so practice and observe whatever they tell you--4but not what they do. 5For they preach, but do not practice.
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6They 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.#rl
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7They do all their deeds 8to be seen by others. For they make 9their phylacteries broad and 10their fringes long,
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and they 11love the place of honor at feasts and 12the best seats in the synagogues