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1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and his disciples,
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Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,
2 “The legal experts and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.
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"The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat;
3 Therefore, you must take care to do everything they say. But don't do what they do.
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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 For they tie together heavy packs that are impossible to carry. They put them on the shoulders of others, but are unwilling 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, they do to be noticed by others. They make extra-wide prayer bands for their arms and long tassels for their clothes.
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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 to sit in places of honor at banquets.
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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 honor in the markets and to be addressed as ‘Rabbi.'
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and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have people call them rabbi.
8 “But you shouldn't be called Rabbi, because you have one teacher, and all of you are brothers and sisters.
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But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all students.
9 Don't call anybody on earth your father, because you have one Father, who is heavenly.
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And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father—the one in heaven.
10 Don't be called teacher, because Christ is your one teacher.
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.
11 But the one who is greatest among you will be your servant.
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The greatest among you will be your servant.
12 All who lift themselves up will be brought low. But all who make themselves low will be lifted up.
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All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
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