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"Do not be calledleaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.
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"1But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
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"2Whoeverexaltshimself shall be humbled; and whoeverhumbleshimself shall be exalted.
Eight Woes
13"3But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, 4because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allowthose who are entering to go in.
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[ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because5you devourwidows'houses, and for a pretense you makelongprayers; therefore* you will receivegreatercondemnation.
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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travelaround on sea and land to makeone6proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of 7hell as yourselves.
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"Woe to you, 8blindguides, who say, '9Whoever*swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever*swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.'
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"You fools and blindmen! 10Which is moreimportant, the goldor the temple that sanctified the gold?
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"And, 'Whoever*swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever*swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'
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"You blindmen, 11which is moreimportant, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?#rl
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"Therefore, whoeverswears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.