Matthew 23:4-6

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

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 (^[a]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].^(A)

⁶ And they ^[b]take pleasure in and [thus] love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,