Matthew 23:5
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders [of their garments],
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In Context
6and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Cross References
Leviticus 13:32And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin,
Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.
Deuteronomy 22:12Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four borders of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
Proverbs 3:3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Matthew 6:1Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →