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Matthew 23:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 23:5-7
1599 Geneva Bible
5 [a]All their works they do for to be seen of men: for they make their [b]phylacteries broad, and make long [c]the (A)fringes of their garments,
6 (B)And love the chief place at feasts, and to have the chief seats in the [d]assemblies,
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, [e]Rabbi.
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- Matthew 23:5 Hypocrites are ambitious.
- Matthew 23:5 It was a thread, or ribbon of blue silk in the fringe of a corner, the beholding whereof made them to remember the laws and ordinances of God: and therefore was it called a Phylactery, as ye would say, a keeper, Num. 15:38; Deut. 6:8, which order the Jews afterward abused, as they do nowadays, which hang the St. John’s Gospels about their necks: a thing condemned many years ago in the Council of Antioch.
- Matthew 23:5 Word for word, Twisted tassels of thread which hung at the nethermost hems of their garments.
- Matthew 23:6 When assemblies and Councils are gathered together.
- Matthew 23:7 This word Rabbi, signifieth one that is above his fellows, and is as good as a number of them: and we may see by the repeating of it, how proud a rule it was. Now they were called Rabbi, which by the laying on of hands were uttered and declared to the world to be wise men.
Matthew 23:5-7
New International Version
Matthew 23:5-7
New International Version
5 “Everything they do is done for people to see:(A) They make their phylacteries[a](B) wide and the tassels on their garments(C) long; 6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(D) 7 they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(E)
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- Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
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