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)