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The wonder and awe of "all things".
I'd submit that there isn't any non-trivial blanket characterization of any group with significant numbers of individuals in it. Some of the Pharisees followed Christ, such as very famously Saul of Tarsus (after persecuting Christians unto death). Some did not. Some sought God, some did not. There isn't a blanket approval or disapproval, but Christ did meet some that were not at all righteous we can see. (it could be they sought him out to try to challenge him) But if you chose 50 random individuals, you'd get a mixed group I'd expect.In that verse 23:3 he goes on to explain what he means speaking of putting heavy weights upon others. This may correspond to the barriers to conversion in the church which are an important topic in the early churches. As for Pharisees doing everything for show...well.. What I'd keep in mind is that Matthew appears to be a dialogue between Christians about how to approach conversion, but many people have taken it to be a treatise upon Pharisees. In modern times we each have access to much more information about Pharisees, and I know that they always believed in personal humility and not in self exaltation. For example reading Josephus can show this. I'd take this chapter 23 to be not a treatise on what Pharisees believe but perhaps more hyperbole to make a point.