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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)

And they [b]take pleasure in and [thus] love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,

And to be greeted with honor in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 John D. Davis, A Dictionary of the Bible.
  2. Matthew 23:6 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

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