“Obey the teachers of the Law and do everything they tell you. Do NOT do what they do.” Matthew 23:3

“You are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher. And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. You to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.” Matthew 23:8 & 9

“You, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.” Matthew 23:14

“You, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are.” Matthew 23:15

“You, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.” Matthew 23:23

“You, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of wickedness and hypocrisy.” Matthew 23:25

“I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.” Matthew 23:34

“You will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Matthew 23:39