1. THEN JESUS said to the multitudes and to His disciples,
2. The scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses' seat [of authority].
3. So observe and practice all they tell you; but do not do what they do, for they preach, but do not practice.
4. They tie up heavy loads, hard to bear, and place them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.
5. They do all their works to be seen of men; for they make wide their phylacteries (small cases enclosing certain Scripture passages, worn during prayer on the left arm and forehead) and make long their fringes [worn by all male Israelites, according to the command]. [Exod. 13:9; Num. 15:38; Deut. 6:8.]