Matthew 23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; such as telling men they ought to learn Hebrew and Greek in order to understand what God has said to them, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. They themselves don’t know enough Hebrew to save their skin.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men so that men will extol the titles bestowed upon them by other men, they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and even laud the proper tying of the tassels on their tallits. Who defined what is proper any way, some Talmudic wannabe rabbi?
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: This means you too, for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. Yet the preachers and "rabbis" exalt themselves above the brethren because they think of themselves more highly than they ought.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven, the RCC priest is not father.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. In case you didn’t catch that, both "Rabbi" and "Master" are off limits for you.
There’s only one Rabbi here and it ain’t you!
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 ¶But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. And I can’t think of a better example of this than those Pharisees who "Lord it over" the brethren because they know the original languages.
3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; such as telling men they ought to learn Hebrew and Greek in order to understand what God has said to them, but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. They themselves don’t know enough Hebrew to save their skin.
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men so that men will extol the titles bestowed upon them by other men, they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and even laud the proper tying of the tassels on their tallits. Who defined what is proper any way, some Talmudic wannabe rabbi?
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: This means you too, for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. Yet the preachers and "rabbis" exalt themselves above the brethren because they think of themselves more highly than they ought.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven, the RCC priest is not father.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. In case you didn’t catch that, both "Rabbi" and "Master" are off limits for you.
There’s only one Rabbi here and it ain’t you!
11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 ¶But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. And I can’t think of a better example of this than those Pharisees who "Lord it over" the brethren because they know the original languages.
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