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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 {G1161} all {G3956} their {G846} works {G2041} they do {G4160} for {G4314} to be seen {G2300} of men {G444}:{G1161} they make broad {G4115} their {G846} phylacteries {G5440}, and {G2532} enlarge {G3170} the borders {G2899} of their {G846} garments {G2440},

Everything they do is done to be seen by others; for they make their t'fillin broad and their tzitziyot long,

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 6:1 (10 votes)

    Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

  • Matthew 6:16 (10 votes)

    Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

  • John 12:43 (9 votes)

    For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

  • Philippians 2:3 (6 votes)

    [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

  • Deuteronomy 6:8 (6 votes)

    And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

  • Luke 16:15 (6 votes)

    And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • John 5:44 (6 votes)

    How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?