1. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to His disciples,
2. “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3. Therefore, whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do their works. For they speak, but do nothing.
4. They fasten heavy loads that are hard to carry and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not move them with their finger.
5. “They do all their works to be seen by men. They make their Scripture boxes broad and lengthen the tassels on their prayer shawls.
6. They love the places of honor at feasts, and the prominent seats in the synagogues,
7. and greetings in the marketplaces, and being called ‘Rabbi’ by men.
8. “But do not be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
9. And call no man on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10. Nor be called teachers, for you have one Teacher, the Christ.