Matthew 23:5 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 23:5

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

`And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

DBT

And 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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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Matthew 6:1
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
John 12:43
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Numbers 15:38
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:
John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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He exhibits a charge against them for divers high crimes and misdemeanors, corrupting the law, opposing the gospel, and treacherous dealing both with God and man; and to each article he prefixes a woe,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They much affected pre-eminence and superiority, and prided themselves extremely in it. Pride was the darling reigning sin of the Pharisees, the sin that did most easily beset them and which our Lord Jesus takes all occasions to witness against.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

But all their works they do for to be seen of men--Whatever good they do, or zeal they show, has but one motive--human applause. they make broad their phylacteries--strips of parchment with Scripture-texts on them, worn on the forehead, arm, and side, in time of prayer. and enlarge the borders of their garments--fringes of their upper garments (Nu 15:37-40).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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