Matthew 23:5
Strong's Lexicon
All
Πάντα (Panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

deeds
ἔργα (erga)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

are done
ποιοῦσιν (poiousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

for
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

men
ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

to see.
θεαθῆναι (theathēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive
Strong's Greek 2300: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to look closely at, i.e. perceive; by extension to visit.

They broaden
πλατύνουσιν (platynousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4115: To enlarge, make broad; met: of the growth of tenderness and love. From platus; to widen.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

phylacteries
φυλακτήρια (phylaktēria)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5440: Neuter of a derivative of phulasso; a guard-case, i.e. 'phylactery' for wearing slips of Scripture texts.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

lengthen
μεγαλύνουσιν (megalynousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3170: (a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol. From megas; to make great, i.e. Increase or extol.

their
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

tassels.
κράσπεδα (kraspeda)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2899: The fringe, edge, corner, tassel. Of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e., a fringe or tassel.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

Young's 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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries, and lengthen their tassels.,

New American Standard Bible
"But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels [of their garments].

King James Bible
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;

New Living Translation
"Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.

English Standard Version
They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,

New American Standard Bible
"But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

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.

NET Bible
They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

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 ,

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

Young's 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,
















Cross References
Exodus 13:9
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.

Numbers 15:38
Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

Deuteronomy 6:8
And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

Deuteronomy 11:18
Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

Deuteronomy 22:12
Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

Matthew 6:1
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 6:2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 9:20
And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
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