Matt 23:4 "They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.
Matt 23:5 "But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
Matt 23:6 "They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Matt 23:7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.
Matt 23:8 "But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matt 23:9 "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Matt 23:11 "But the greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matt 23:12 "Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
Matt 23:13 ¶ "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
Matt 23:14 ["Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]
Matt 23:15 ¶ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
Matt 23:16 ¶ "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.'
Matt 23:17 "You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?
Matt 23:18 "And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'
Matt 23:19 "You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?
Matt 23:20 "Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it.
Matt 23:21 "And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it.
Matt 23:22 "And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Matt 23:23 ¶ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.
Matt 23:24 "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!