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"The Scribes," He said, "and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses.
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Therefore do and observe everything that they command you; but do not imitate their lives, for though they tell others what to do, they do not do it themselves.
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Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them
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And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large,
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and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,
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and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as `Rabbi.'
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"As for you, do not accept the title of `Rabbi,' for one alone is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
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And call no one on earth your Father, for One alone is your Father--the Heavenly Father.
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And do not accept the name of `leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ.
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He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;
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and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.