Matthew 23:5-7
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues, the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 23 · Words of Christ are set in red.
One song meets this passage
Gotta Serve Somebody · Bob Dylan
strains against Matthew 23:5-7
The song calls out religious status as no exemption from true service to God, echoing Jesus' rebuke of pride masquerading as piety.
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