Matthew 23:5

Matthew 23 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


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,
New King James Version

But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
New American Standard Bible

And they do all their deeds to be noticed by other people; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
New International Version

“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
The Amplified Bible

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

Furthermore, all their works they do with ostentation for the purpose of being contemplated in the admiring glances of men, for they make broad their amulets and enlarge the tassles of their garments.
Phillips’ Modern English

Their whole lives are planned with an eye to effect. They increase the size of their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their robes;
Williams’ Language of the People

They do what they do to attract people’s attention. They wear on their coats Scripture texts in big letters, and they wear large tassels,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

But 1161 all 3956 their 848 works 2041 they do 4160 for to be seen 2300 of men: 444 they 1161 make broad 4115 their 848 phylacteries, 5440 and 2532 enlarge 3170 the 3588 borders 2899 of their 848 garments, 2440
Mt. 23:4 π Mt. 23:6
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  1. The Adversary and His Origin: His Names: His Kingdom: His Organized Government, and His Religion; The Warfare With Satan and the Way of Victory - Jesse Penn-Lewis Before we can apprehend the meaning of the urgent call to overcome, sent to His people by the Risen Lord through His Apostle John, it is necessary that we should unveil the Prince of darkness and his kingdom.

  2. I Will Be Your Father - Darryl Samuels - ( in Adobe/pdf format ) God is by nature a Father and He wants a family but there are many deceptions that are designed to get us to forsake Him as our only true Father.

  3. Ritualism and Hypocrisy; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard The ruler of false religion’s first (but by no means the last) great victory in the church age (that is, after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost) was convincing men they needed to hold regular meetings and practice rituals in the name of Christ.
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