Thematic Bible: Ostentatious


Thematic Bible



“And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full. Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineAtonementFacesFasting, Of HypocritesNeglecting DutiesDisplayingBeing Seen By ManClean FacesPeople UnwashedWhen?How To FastNo RewardSettling AccountsAppearances ofHypocritesFastingHypocrisyFasting And PrayerSmilingmakeup

“Blessed [inwardly peaceful, spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth. Verse ConceptsGentlenessEarth, Promises AboutHeirsLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMeeknessProperty, LandCharacter Of SaintsThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleEarthInheritancegaysBeing GayA Broken WomanTaking Care Of The Earthhumblenesshumbleserenityimpulsiveness

Then He began to teach them, saying, Verse ConceptsJesus As Our TeacherChrist Teaching

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. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds