Matthew 23:1-9

English Standard Version

Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

23 Then Jesus ^(A)said to the crowds and to his disciples, ²^(B)“The scribes and the Pharisees ^(C)sit on Moses' seat, ³so do and observe whatever they tell you, ^(D)but not the works they do. ^(E)For they preach, but do not practice. ⁴^(F)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,^[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. ⁵^(G)They do all their deeds ^(H)to be seen by others. For they make ^(I)their phylacteries broad and ^(J)their fringes long, ⁶and they ^(K)love the place of honor at feasts and ^(L)the best seats in the synagogues ⁷and ^(M)greetings in ^(N)the marketplaces and being called ^(O)rabbi^[b] by others. ⁸^(P)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^(Q)all brothers.^[c] ⁹^(R)And call no man your father on earth, for ^(S)you have one Father, who is in heaven.