Matthew Chapter 23 Verse 9‹And call no› [man] ‹your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.›

‹If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?›

And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

Saying, ‹The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:›

‹All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,› [that] ‹observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.›

‹For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay› [them] ‹on men's shoulders; but they› [themselves] ‹will not move them with one of their fingers.›

‹But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,›

‹And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,›

‹And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.›

‹But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master,› [even] ‹Christ; and all ye are brethren.›

‹Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,› [even] ‹Christ.›

‹But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.›

‹And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.›

‹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.›

‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.›

‹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.›

‹Woe unto you,› [ye] ‹blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!›

[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›

‹And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.›

[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›

The Book of Matthew, Chapter 23, Verse 9