The Scribes and Pharisees Denounced

23 ^(A)Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, ² saying: “^(B)The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; ³ therefore all that they tell you, do and keep, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. ^4 (C)And 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. ⁵ But they do all their deeds ^(D)to be noticed by men; for they ^(E)broaden their ^[a]phylacteries and lengthen ^(F)the tassels of their garments. ⁶ And they ^(G)love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues, ⁷ and respectful greetings in the marketplaces, and being called ^(H)Rabbi by men. ⁸ But ^(I)do not be called ^(J)Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹ And do not call anyone on earth your father; for ^(K)One is your Father, He who is in heaven. ¹⁰ Do not be called instructors; for One is your Instructor, that is, Christ. ^11 (L)But the greatest among you shall be your servant. ^12 (M)And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.