4 They tie up heavy loads and put them on other people's shoulders. But they themselves aren't willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 "Everything they do is done for others to see. On their foreheads and arms they wear little boxes that hold Scripture verses. They make the boxes very wide. And they make the tassels on their coats very long.
6 "They love to sit down in the place of honor at dinners. They also love to have the most important seats in the synagogues.
7 They love to be greeted in the market places. They love it when people call them 'Rabbi.'
8 "But you shouldn't be called 'Rabbi.' You have only one Master, and you are all brothers.
9 Do not call anyone on earth 'father.' You have one Father, and he is in heaven.
10 You shouldn't be called 'teacher.' You have one Teacher, and he is the Christ.