Matthew 23:5

And all their works they do that they may be seen of men; for they widen their tephillin, and lengthen the fringes of their waving vestments,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

4And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but they with their fingers are not willing to touch them.

6and love the chief reclining-places at evening feasts, and the highest seats in synagogues,

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Cross References

Matthew 6:1SEE that in your almsgiving you do it not before men, so as that you may be observed by them; otherwise no reward is for you with your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 16:15But Jeshu said to them, You are they who justify yourselves before the sons of men; but Aloha knoweth your hearts. For, what is exalted among men, before Aloha is abominable.

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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