nkjv Matthew:23:1-7
nkjv@Matthew:23:1 @ Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples,
nkjv@Matthew:23:2 @ saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
nkjv@Matthew:23:3 @ Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.
nkjv@Matthew:23:4 @ For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
nkjv@Matthew:23:5 @ But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
nkjv@Matthew:23:6 @ They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
nkjv@Matthew:23:7 @ greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, "Rabbi, Rabbi.'