Seven Woes Pronounced on the Scribes and Pharisees
1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
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saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses.
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Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as {they do}, for they tell [others to do something] and do not do [it themselves].
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And they tie up heavy burdens and put [them] on people's shoulders, but [they] themselves are not willing with their finger to move them
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And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long.
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And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
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and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called 'Rabbi' by people.
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*The words "[others to do something]" are not in the Greek text but are implied
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*The words "[it themselves]" are not in the Greek text but are implied
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Some manuscripts have "burdens that are heavy and hard to bear"
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*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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