Matthew 23:1-7
Pharisaism Exposed
1 (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 observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
4 (C)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 They (G)love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called (H)Rabbi by men.
Footnotes:
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Matthew 23:5: ['I.e. small cases containing Scripture texts worn on the left arm and forehead for religious purposes']