New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 23:1-12

1ThenΤότεToteG5119JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to the crowdsὄχλοιςochloisG3793and to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,

2sayingλέγων·legōnG3004: “The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι·PharisaioiG5330have seatedG2523themselvesG2523in the chairκαθέδραςkathedrasG2515of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475;

3thereforeοὖνounG3767allπάνταpantaG3956that they tellG3004you, doποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160and observeτηρεῖτε.tēreiteG5083,but do not doποιεῖτε·poieiteG4160accordingκατὰkataG2596to their deedsἔργαergaG2041;for they sayG3004thingsand do not doποιοῦσιν.poiousinG4160them.

4They tieδεσμεύουσινdesmeuousinG1195up heavyβαρέαbareaG926burdensφορτίαphortiaG5413and layἐπιτιθέασινepititheasinG2007them on men’sἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444shouldersὤμουςōmousG5606,but they themselvesG846are unwillingοὐ θέλουσινou thelousinG3756 G2309to moveκινῆσαιkinēsaiG2795them with so much asa fingerδακτύλῳdaktulōG1147.

5But they doποιοῦσινpoiousinG4160allπάνταpantaG3956their deedsἔργαergaG2041to be noticedθεαθῆναιtheathēnaiG2300by menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444; for theybroadenπλατύνουσινplatunousinG4115theirphylacteriesφυλακτήριαphulaktēriaG5440and lengthenμεγαλύνουσινmegalunousinG3170the tasselsκράσπεδαkraspedaG2899of their garments.

6TheyloveφιλοῦσινphilousinG5368the placeπρωτοκλισίανprōtoklisianG4411of honorG4411at banquetsδείπνοιςdeipnoisG1173and the chiefG4410seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,

7and respectful greetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783in the marketG58placesG58,and being calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564RabbiῥαββίrhabbiG4461by menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

8Butdo not be calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564Rabbiῥαββί·rhabbiG4461;for OneεἷςheisG1520is your TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,and you are allπάντεςpantesG3956brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80.

9Do not callκαλέσητεkalesēteG2564anyoneon earthγῆς·gēsG1093your fatherπατέραpateraG3962; forOneεἷςheisG1520is your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,He who is in heavenοὐράνιος.ouraniosG3770.

10Do not be calledκληθῆτεklēthēteG2564leadersκαθηγηταί,kathēgētaiG2519;for Oneεἷς,heisG1520is your LeaderκαθηγητὴςkathēgētēsG2519, that is,ChristΧριστός.ChristosG5547.

11But the greatestμείζωνmeizōnG3173among you shall be your servantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249.

12WhoeverὅστιςhostisG3748exaltsὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be humbledταπεινωθήσεται,tapeinōthēsetaiG5013;and whoeverὅστιςhostisG3748humblesταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5013himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438shall be exaltedὑψωθήσεται.¶hupsōthēsetaiG5312.

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