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“The reason they do good things is so other people will see them. They make the boxes[a] of Scriptures that they wear bigger and bigger. And they make their special prayer clothes very long so that people will notice them. Those Pharisees and teachers of the law love to have the most important seats at the feasts. And they love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They love people to show respect to them in the marketplaces. And they love to have people call them ‘Teacher.’

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  1. 23:5 boxes Small leather boxes containing four important Scriptures. Some Jews tied these to the forehead and left arm, probably to show they were very religious.

“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; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(D) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(E)

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  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm