Matthew 23:1–12

Jesus Denounces Scribes and Pharisees

²³Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, ²“The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’s seat;^{* 3}therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. ⁴They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,^y and lay them on the shoulders of others, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.^{* 5}They do all their deeds to be seen by others, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.^{* 6}They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues^{* 7}and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi. ⁸But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters.^{* 9}And call no one your father on earth, for you have one Father, the one in heaven.^{* 10}Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.^{z 11}The greatest among you will be your servant.^{* 12}All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.^*