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1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
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"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
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therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach.
4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
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They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them
5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacterieswide and the tassels on their garments long;
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They do all their deeds to be seen by others; for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
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They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
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and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi.
8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students.
9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
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And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
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The greatest among you will be your servant.
12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
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All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
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