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Matthew 23:2-12

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThescribesG1122andthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330havesetthemselvesdownἐκάθισανekathisanG2523inMoses'seat:

3allthingsπάνταpantaG3956thereforeοὖνounG3767,whatevertheymaytellG3004you,doandkeepG5083.ButdonotaftertheirworksἔργαergaG2041,fortheysayG3004anddonot,

4butbindburdensφορτίαphortiaG5413heavyandhardtobear,andlaythemontheshouldersὤμουςōmousG5606ofmenG444,butwillnotmoveκινῆσαιkinēsaiG2795themwiththeirfingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147.

5AndalltheirworksG2041theydotobeseenG2300ofmenG444:fortheymakeG4160broadtheirphylacteriesandenlargetheborders [oftheirgarments],

6andloveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368thechiefplaceπρωτοκλισίανprōtoklisianG4411infeastsandthefirstseatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inthesynagoguesG4864,

7andsalutationsinthemarket-places,andtobecalledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564ofmenG444,RabbiῥαββίrhabbiG4461,RabbiG4461.

8Butye,beG1510notyecalledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564Rabbiῥαββί·rhabbiG4461;foroneεἷςheisG1520isG1510yourinstructor,andallyeareG1510brethren.

9AndcallκαλέσητεkalesēteG2564not[anyoneεἷςheisG1520]yourfatherπατέραpateraG3962upontheearthγῆς·gēsG1093;foroneG1520isG1510yourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962,hewhoisG1510intheheavens.

10NeitherbeG1510calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564instructors,foroneεἷς,heisG1520isG1510yourinstructor,theChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

11ButthegreatestG3173ofyoushallbeἔσταιestaiG1510yourservantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249.

12AndwhoevershallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312himselfshallbehumbledG5013,andwhoevershallhumbleG5013himselfshallbeexaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

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