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Matthew 23:4-6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 23:4-6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 They tie up heavy loads, hard to bear, and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to help bear them.
5 They do all their works to be seen of men; for they make wide their phylacteries ([a]small cases enclosing certain Scripture passages, worn during prayer on the left arm and forehead) and make long their fringes [worn by all male Israelites, according to the command].(A)
6 And they [b]take pleasure in and [thus] love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 23:5 John D. Davis, A Dictionary of the Bible.
- Matthew 23:6 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
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