Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,
New American Standard Bible
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,
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"They do everything to be seen by people. They increase the size of their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.
A Conservative Version
But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments.
American Standard Version
But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments ,
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But they do all their deeds just to be seen by people. They wear elaborate Scripture texts displayed on their clothing and enlarge [conspicuously] the fringes of their robes.
Anderson New Testament
And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.
Bible in Basic English
But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
Common New Testament
But they do all their works to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries broad and the tassels of their garments long.
Daniel Mace New Testament
their phylacterys are broader, and the fringes of their garments are larger than those of others:
Darby Translation
And all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Godbey New Testament
And they do all their works to be seen by the people: for they broaden their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Goodspeed New Testament
They do everything they do to have men see it. They wear wide Scripture texts as charms, and they wear large tassels,
John Wesley New Testament
But all their works they do, to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and inlarge the fringes of their garments.
Julia Smith Translation
And all their works do they, to be seen by men: and make broad their preservatives, and enlarge the border of their garments
King James 2000
But all their works they do to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they do all their deeds in order to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries broad and make their tassels long.
Modern King James verseion
But they do all their works in order to be seen of men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
All their works they do, for to be seen of men. They set abroad their phylacteries, and make large borders on their garments,
Moffatt New Testament
Besides, all they do is done to catch the notice of men; they make their phylacteries broad, they wear large tassels,
Montgomery New Testament
"For they do all their good deeds to be gazed on of men. They widen their phylacteries,
NET Bible
They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.
New Heart English Bible
But all their works they do to be seen by others. They make their tefillin broad and enlarge the fringe of their garments,
Noyes New Testament
And all their works they do to be observed by men. They make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge their fringes,
Sawyer New Testament
And they do all their works to be seen by men. For they make broad their prayer fillets, and enlarge the fringes,
The Emphasized Bible
But, all their works, they do, to be gazed at, by men, - for they make broad their amulets, and make large their fringes,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And all their works they do to be seen of men: they make their phylacteries broad, and deepen the fringes of their garments,
Webster
But all their works they do to be seen by men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Weymouth New Testament
And everything they do they do with a view to being observed by men; for they widen their phylacteries and make the tassels large,
Williams New Testament
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,
World English Bible
But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Worrell New Testament
But all their works they do with the view to be seen by men; for they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge their fringes;
Worsley New Testament
but they do all their works to be seen by men; they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Youngs Literal Translation
'And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,
Themes
Display » In religious service
Eyes » The jews » Wore their phylacteries between
Fringes » Made broad by the pharisees
Garments » Scribes and pharisees condemned for making broad the borders of
Hyke or upper garment » The jews condemned for making broad the borders of
Hypocrites » Described as » Ostentatious
Ostentation » In religious service
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Made broad their phylacteries, &c
Phylacteries » Frontlets worn to preserve the law in memory
Remembrance » The duty of remembering » Fringes of remembrance used upon garments
Topics
Interlinear
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Pas
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
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Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 23:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Seven Woes Pronounced On The Scribes And Pharisees
4 While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other men's shoulder's they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them. 5 All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels, 6 and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the Synagogues,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Matthew 9:20
But meanwhile a woman, who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak.
Matthew 6:1-16
Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.
John 5:44
How can you believe in me, when you receive honor from one another and do not desire the honor which comes from the only God?
Luke 16:15
"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 20:47-1
These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."
John 7:18
The man who speaks on his own authority seeks honor for himself; but the man who seeks the honor of him that sent him is sincere, and there is nothing false in him.
John 12:43
For they valued honor from men more than honor from God.
Philippians 1:15
It is true that some do proclaim the Christ out of Jealousy and opposition; but there are others who proclaim him from good- will.
Philippians 2:3
Nothing should be done in a factious spirit or from vanity, but each of you should with all humility regard others as of more account than himself,
2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who so opposes himself to every one that is spoken of as a God or as an object of worship, and so exalts himself above them, that he seats himself in the Temple of God, and displays himself as God!