But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| all | πάντα panta | G3956 | all · adjective — accusative plural neuter |
| their | αὐτῶν autōn | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine |
| works | ἔργα erga | G2041 | toil (as an effort or occupation) · noun — accusative plural neuter |
| they do | ποιοῦσιν poiousin | G4160 | to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| for | πρὸς pros | G4314 | a preposition of direction · preposition |
| to be seen | θεαθῆναι theathēnai | G2300 | to look closely at · verb — aorist passive infinitive |
| of men | ἀνθρώποις· anthrōpois | G444 | from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — dative plural masculine |
| they make broad | πλατύνουσιν platunousin | G4115 | to widen (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| their | αὐτῶν autōn | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine |
| phylacteries | φυλακτήρια phulaktēria | G5440 | a guard-case · noun — accusative plural neuter |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| enlarge | μεγαλύνουσιν megalunousin | G3170 | to make (or declare) great · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| the borders | κράσπεδα kraspeda | G2899 | a margin · noun — accusative plural neuter |
| of | ἱματίων himatiōn | G2440 | a dress (inner or outer) · noun — genitive plural neuter |
| their | αὐτῶν. autōn | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine |
| garments | ἱμάτιον himátion | G2440 | a dress (inner or outer) |
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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 (Num 15:37-40).
But all their works they do for to be seen of men,.... All their prayers, alms deeds, and fastings, were all done in a public manner, that men might behold them, and they might have applause and glory from them: they sought neither the glory of God, nor the good of their fellow creatures, nor any spiritual advantage and pleasure to themselves, in their performances; they neither attended to moral duties, nor ceremonious rites, nor the traditions of their fathers, any further than they could be seen by men in them, and keep up their credit and esteem among them. Hence, they make broad their phylacteries: these were four sections of the law, wrote on parchments, folded up in the skin of a cle…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 23:1-12 Matthew 23:1-12 Mark 12:38-39 Luke 11:45-46 1. Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2. Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses. 3. Observe and do, therefore, all things whatever they command you to observe; but do not according to their works; for they say and do not. 4. For they bind heavy and intolerable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they refuse to touch them with their finger. 5. And they do all their works that they may be seen by men, and make their phylacteries broad, and wear large fringes on their robes, 6. And love the first places at entertainments, and the first seats in the synagogues, 7. And salutati…
Read the whole note in the consoleprayer boxes: Pious Jews wore, on the head and upper left arm, a small pouch or box (phylactery) containing written copies of important Old Testament commands (see Deut 6:6-9; 11:18-19). • Wearing tassels was another custom associated with piety (see Matt 9:20; see also Num 15:38-41). Lengthening the tassels called attention to their wearer’s pious practices.
(Verse 5.) All their works they do to be seen by others. Therefore, whoever does anything to be seen by others, is a scribe and a Pharisee.
And their works likewise they do to be seen of men, using outward circumcision, taking away actual leaven out of their houses, and doing such like things. But Christ's disciples fulfil the Law in things secret, being Jews inwardly, as the Apostle speaks. (Rom. 2:29.)
Three brothers once came to a hermit in Scetis. One of them said to him, 'Abba, I have memorized the Old and New Testaments.' But the hermit answered, 'And you have filled the air with words.' The second said to him, 'I have written out the Old and New Testaments with my own hand.' But the hermit said, 'And you have filled the window-ledge with manuscripts.' The third said, 'The grass is growing up my chimney.' But the hermit answered, 'And you have driven away hospitality.'
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