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Matthew - ch 23 v 1 - 20
- Then Jesus spake to the multitudes, and to his disciples,
- saying, `On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;
- all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;
- for they bind together burdens heavy and grievous to be borne, and lay upon the shoulders of men, but with their finger they will not move them.
- `And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
- they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
- and the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
- `And ye -- ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director -- the Christ, and all ye are brethren;
- and ye may not call `any' your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,
- nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director -- the Christ.
- And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
- and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
- `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
- `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves.
- `Wo to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!
- Fools and blind! for which `is' greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?
- `And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!
- Fools and blind! for which `is' greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?
- `He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;
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