23Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, ²saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses. ³Therefore do and observe everything that they tell you, but do not do as they do,^a for they tell others to do something^* and do not do it themselves.^* ⁴And they tie up heavy burdens^b and put them^* on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them. ⁵And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their^c tassels long. ⁶And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues ⁷and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people. ⁸But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because one is your teacher, and you are all brothers, ⁹And do not call anyone^* your father on earth, for one is your heavenly Father. ¹⁰And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ. ¹¹And the greatest among you will be your servant. ¹²And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “their deeds”
*The words “others to do something” are not in the Greek text but are implied
*The words “it themselves” are not in the Greek text but are implied
bSome manuscripts have “burdens that are heavy and hard to bear”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
cLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation