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Passage Lookup: Matthew 23:1-12
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Matthew 23:1
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A Warning Against Hypocrisy(a)(b)
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Matthew 23:2
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"The teachers of the law(c) and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
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Matthew 23:3
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So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Matthew 23:4
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They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.(d)
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Matthew 23:5
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"Everything they do is done for people to see:(e) They make their phylacteries[a](f) wide and the tassels on their garments(g) long;
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Matthew 23:6
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they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(h)
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Matthew 23:7
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they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi' by others.(i)
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Matthew 23:8
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"But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9
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And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,' for you have one Father,(j) and he is in heaven.
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Matthew 23:10
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Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.
Matthew 23:11
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The greatest among you will be your servant.(k)
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Matthew 23:12
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For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.(l)
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