Matthew 23:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“The only reason they do what they do is for other people to see them. They make the little Scripture boxes they wear bigger and bigger. And they make the tassels on their prayer clothes long enough for people to notice them.

Cross References

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

Philippians 2:3

In whatever you do, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.

John 5:44

You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. What people think is important is worth nothing to God.

Deuteronomy 6:8

Tie them on your hands and wear them on your foreheads to help you remember my teachings.

Luke 20:47

But they cheat widows and take their homes. Then they try to make themselves look good by saying long prayers. God will punish them very much.”

Deuteronomy 22:12

“Tie several pieces of thread together. Then put these tassels on the four corners of the robes you wear.

Exodus 13:9

“This festival will help you remember; it will be like a string tied on your hand. It will be like a sign before your eyes. This festival will help you remember the Lord’s teachings. It will help you remember that the Lord used his great power to take you out of Egypt.

Philippians 1:15

Some people are telling the message about Christ because they are jealous and bitter. Others do it because they want to help.

John 7:18

If I taught my own ideas, I would just be trying to get honor for myself. But if I am trying to bring honor to the one who sent me, I can be trusted. Anyone doing that is not going to lie.

Matthew 9:20

On the way, there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. She came close behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his coat.

Proverbs 3:3

Don’t ever let love and loyalty leave you. Tie them around your neck, and write them on your heart.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will stand against and put himself above everything that people worship or think is worthy of worship. He will even go into God’s Temple and sit there, claiming that he is God.

2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, “Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode in Jehu’s chariot.

Deuteronomy 11:18

“Remember these commands I give you. Keep them in your hearts. Write them down and tie them on your hands and wear them on your foreheads as a way to remember my laws.

Leviticus 13:32

On the seventh day, the priest must look at it again. If the disease has not spread, and there are no yellow hairs growing in it, and the disease does not seem deeper than the skin,