Matthew 23:5-12

5“Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.

6And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.

7They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’

8“Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.

9And don’t address anyone here on earth as ‘Father,’ for only God in heaven is your Father.

10And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah.

11The greatest among you must be a servant.

12But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.