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Chapter 23 (193) GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Chapter 23
esus then spoke to the crowds *and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated them- selves in the chair of Moses. There- fore, whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not imitate
their works, for they preach and yet do not act accordingly. Indeed, they bind heavy burdens that are dreadful to bear and put them on peo- ple’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them. Instead, they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phy- lacteries broad, they enlarge the fringes of their garments, and love the place of honor at feasts. They love the best seats in the synagogues, the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called Rabbi, Rabbi by people. But you are not to be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. And do not be called teacher, for one is your teacher, the Christ. Instead, the one who is the greatest among you shall be your ser-
Saturday of the 14th Week:
At that time, Jesus spoke to the crowds ...*
Per. 93.
