Jesus Condemns the Leaders' Hypocrisy

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Then Yeshua addressed the crowds and his talmidim:

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"The Torah-teachers and the P'rushim," he said, "sit in the seat of Moshe.

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So whatever they tell you, take care to do it. But don't do what they do, because they talk but don't act!

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They tie heavy loads onto people's shoulders but won't lift a finger to help carry them

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Everything they do is done to be seen by others; for they make their t'fillin broad and their tzitziyot long,

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they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,

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and they love being greeted deferentially in the marketplaces and being called `Rabbi.'

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"But you are not to let yourselves be called `Rabbi'; because you have one Rabbi, and you are all each other's brothers.

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And do not call anyone on earth `Father.' because you have one Father, and he is in heaven.

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Nor are you to let yourselves be called `leaders,' because you have one Leader, and he is the Messiah!

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The greatest among you must be your servant,

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for whoever promotes himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be promoted.