1. Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples.
2. “The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.
3. So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practise what they preach.
4. They tie on to people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.