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.
11. The most important person among you will be your servant.
12. Anyone who lifts himself up will be brought down. And anyone who is brought down will be lifted up.
13-14. "How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.
15. "How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You travel everywhere to win one person to your faith. Then you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
16. "How terrible for you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone takes an oath in the name of the temple, it means nothing. But anyone who takes an oath in the name of the gold of the temple must keep the oath.'
17. You are blind and foolish! Which is more important? Is it the gold? Or is it the temple that makes the gold holy?
18. "You also say, 'If anyone takes an oath in the name of the altar, it means nothing. But anyone who takes an oath in the name of the gift on it must keep the oath.'
19. You blind men! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?
20. "So anyone who takes an oath in the name of the altar takes an oath in the name of it and of everything on it.
21. And anyone who takes an oath in the name of the temple takes an oath in the name of it and of the One who lives in it.
22. And anyone who takes an oath in the name of heaven takes an oath in the name of God's throne and of the One who sits on it.
23. "How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cummin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, like fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.
24. You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!
25. "How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You clean the outside of the cup and dish. But on the inside you are full of greed. You only want to satisfy yourselves.