Matthew 23:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:5 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:5 — KJV
“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, phylacteries: pieces of parchment containing sentences of the law”
— Matthew 23:5 (KJV)
Matthew 23:5 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 23:5
“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:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:5: men, make, borders
“And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:5: men, make, garments
“And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:5: men, make, garments
“And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:5: men, make, garments
“As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:5: men, make, law
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