Matthew 23
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Matthew 23:2-7

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 thelousinG3756G2309to 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.
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