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Matthew 1:23 (NIV)

“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

Matthew 23:1 (NIV)

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:

Matthew 23:2 (NIV)

“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Matthew 23:3 (NIV)

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 (NIV)

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.

Matthew 23:5 (NIV)

“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;

Matthew 23:6 (NIV)

they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

Matthew 23:7 (NIV)

they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

Matthew 23:8 (NIV)

“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Matthew 23:9 (NIV)

And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

Matthew 23:10 (NIV)

Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

Matthew 23:11 (NIV)

The greatest among you will be your servant.

Matthew 23:12 (NIV)

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.

Matthew 23:15 (NIV)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.

Matthew 23:16 (NIV)

“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gold of the temple is bound by that oath.’

Matthew 23:17 (NIV)

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

Matthew 23:18 (NIV)

You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but anyone who swears by the gift on the altar is bound by that oath.’

Matthew 23:19 (NIV)

You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

Matthew 23:20 (NIV)

Therefore, anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

Matthew 23:21 (NIV)

And anyone who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.

Matthew 23:22 (NIV)

And anyone who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the one who sits on it.

Matthew 23:23 (NIV)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Matthew 23:24 (NIV)

You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

Matthew 23:25 (NIV)

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.