Matthew 23:5

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“Everything they do is for others to see. People sometimes wear little boxes on their foreheads and arms that hold Scripture quotes. But they make their boxes big and obvious. People put tassels on the four corners of their clothes to remind them to obey God’s commands. But they make their tassels extra long.

Cross References

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t try to get ahead of others, and don’t think you’re better than they are. Instead, be humble and honor others more than yourselves.

John 5:44

You accept praise from one another, but you don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Luke 16:15

Jesus told them, “You try to make yourselves look good in the eyes of other people, but God knows your hearts. There are things that people value highly that God can’t stand.

Luke 20:47

But they cheat widows out of their houses and say long prayers to show off. God will punish them severely.”

Philippians 1:15

It’s true that some are preaching about Christ because they’re jealous of me. But others are preaching about Christ to help me in my work.

John 7:18

Whoever speaks on their own does it to get personal glory, but anyone who works for the glory of the one who sent him can be trusted. There’s nothing dishonest about him.

Matthew 9:20

On the way, a woman came up behind Jesus and touched the tassel on his clothes. She’d had a sickness for 12 years that had made her bleed,

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He’ll oppose everything that’s called God or is worshiped, and he’ll give himself power over everything. He’ll set himself up in God’s temple and announce that he’s God himself.