² “The teachers of the law^(A) and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. ³ So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. ⁴ They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.^(B)

⁵ “Everything they do is done for people to see:^(C) They make their phylacteries^[a](D) wide and the tassels on their garments^(E) long; ⁶ they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;^{(F) 7} they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.^(G)

⁸ “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹ And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father,^(H) and he is in heaven. ¹⁰ Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. ¹¹ The greatest among you will be your servant.^{(I) 12} For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.^(J)