Matthew 23:5
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And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes.

all.

Matthew 6:1-16 Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. . . .

2 Kings 10:16 And said to him: Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So he made him ride in his chariot,

Luke 16:15 And he said to them: you are they who justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts. For that which is high to men is an abomination before God.

Luke 20:47 Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.

Luke 21:1 And looking on, he saw the rich men cast their gifts into the treasury.

John 5:44 How can you believe, who receive glory one from another: and the glory which is from God alone, you do not seek?

John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true and there is no injustice in him.

John 12:43 For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

Philippians 1:15 Some indeed, even out of envy and contention: but some also for good will preach Christ.

Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:

2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called God or that is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself as if he were God.

they make.

Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be and shall move between thy eyes.

Proverbs 3:3 And thou shalt find grace, and good understanding before God and men.

Proverbs 6:21-23 When thou walkest, let them go with thee: when thou sleepest, let them keep thee, and when thou awakest, talk with them. . . .

the borders.

Matthew 9:20 And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

Numbers 15:38,39 Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt tell them to make to themselves fringes in the corners of their garments, putting in them ribands of blue: . . .

Deuteronomy 22:12 Thou shalt make strings in the hem at the four corners of thy cloak, wherewith thou shalt be covered.

Context
Woes to Scribes and Pharisees
4For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger of their own they will not move them. 5And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes. 6And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,…
Cross References
Exodus 13:9
And it shall be as a sign in thy hand, and as a memorial before thy eyes; and that the law of the Lord be always in thy mouth, for with a strong hand the Lord hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt.

Numbers 15:38
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt tell them to make to themselves fringes in the corners of their garments, putting in them ribands of blue:

Deuteronomy 6:8
And thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be and shall move between thy eyes.

Deuteronomy 11:18
Lay up these words in your hearts and minds, and hang them for a sign on your hands, and place them between your eyes.

Deuteronomy 22:12
Thou shalt make strings in the hem at the four corners of thy cloak, wherewith thou shalt be covered.

Matthew 6:1
Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 6:2
Therefore when thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:5
And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 9:20
And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

Lexicon
All
Πάντα (Panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

deeds
ἔργα (erga)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

are done
ποιοῦσιν (poiousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

for
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

men
ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

to see.
θεαθῆναι (theathēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 2300: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to look closely at, i.e. perceive; by extension to visit.

They broaden
πλατύνουσιν (platynousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4115: To enlarge, make broad; met: of the growth of tenderness and love. From platus; to widen.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

phylacteries
φυλακτήρια (phylaktēria)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5440: Neuter of a derivative of phulasso; a guard-case, i.e. 'phylactery' for wearing slips of Scripture texts.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

lengthen
μεγαλύνουσιν (megalynousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3170: (a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol. From megas; to make great, i.e. Increase or extol.

their
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

tassels.
κράσπεδα (kraspeda)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2899: The fringe, edge, corner, tassel. Of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e., a fringe or tassel.


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

And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by men. For they broaden their phylacteries and enlarge their tassels,

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

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

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

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

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

And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large,

But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

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