so do and observe whatever they tell you, (A)but not the works they do. (B)For they preach, but do not practice. (C)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. (D)They do all their deeds (E)to be seen by others. For they make (F)their phylacteries broad and (G)their fringes long,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:4 Some manuscripts omit hard to bear

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