Matthew 23:5

All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

In Context

4They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

6They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

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Cross References

Leviticus 13:32On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,

Deuteronomy 6:8Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

Deuteronomy 22:12You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.

Proverbs 3:3Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your acts of charity before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before 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 →

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