The Life of Jesus

Saying, The Scribes and the Pharises sit in Moses seate.

All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not.

For they binde heauie burdens, and grieuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders, but they themselues will not moue them with one of their fingers.

All their workes they doe for to be seene of men: for they make their phylacteries broad, and make long the frindges of their garments,

And loue the chiefe place at feastes, and to haue the chiefe seates in the assemblies,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

But be not ye called, Rabbi: for one is your doctour, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren.

And call no man your father vpon the earth: for there is but one, your father which is in heauen.

Be not called doctours: for one is your doctour, euen Christ.

But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.

For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted.

Wo therefore be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites, because ye shut vp the kingdome of heauen before men: for ye your selues go not in, neither suffer ye them that would enter, to come in.

Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye deuoure widowes houses, euen vnder a colour of long prayers: wherefore ye shall receiue the greater damnation.

Wo be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye compasse sea and land to make one of your profession: and when he is made, ye make him two folde more the childe of hell, then you your selues.

Wo be vnto you blinde guides, which say, Whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the Temple, he offendeth.

Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the golde, or the Temple that sanctifieth the golde?

And whosoeuer sweareth by the altar, it is nothing: but whosoeuer sweareth by the offering that is vpon it, offendeth.

Ye fooles and blinde, whether is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth the offering?

Whosoeuer therefore sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

And whosoeuer sweareth by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

And he that sweareth by heauen, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye tithe mynt, and annyse, and cummyn, and leaue the weightier matters of the law, as iudgement, and mercy and fidelitie. These ought ye to haue done, and not to haue left the other.

Ye blinde guides, which straine out a gnat, and swallowe a camell.

Wo be to you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites: for ye make cleane the vtter side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are ful of briberie and excesse.

Thou blinde Pharise, cleanse first the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be cleane also.