Matthew 23:1-5
Matthew 23:1
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,
Matthew 23:2
saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses.
Matthew 23:3
Therefore, whatever they tell you, do and comply with it all, but do not do as they do; for they say things and do not do them.
Matthew 23:4
And they tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as their finger.
Matthew 23:5
And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.