Then he said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord! ’ So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Matthew 23:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They do everything to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They do all their works to be seen of men; for they make wide their phylacteries (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]. [Exod. 13:9; Num. 15:38; Deut. 6:8.] American Standard Version (1901) But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, Common English Bible Everything they do, they do to be noticed by others. They make extra-wide prayer bands for their arms and long tassels for their clothes. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge their fringes. |
Then he said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord! ’ So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, , so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.
Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them round your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
The priest will re-examine the condition on the seventh day. If the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,
Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,
And he told them, ‘You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.
They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher judgement.’
How can you believe, since you accept glory from one another but don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?
The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
‘Imprint these words of mine on your hearts and minds, bind them as a sign on your hands, and let them be a symbol on your foreheads.
Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. ,
To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of good will.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he sits in God’s temple, proclaiming that he himself is God.