Matthew 23:5

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

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,

BSB

All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

WEB

But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the fringes of their garments,

YLT

‘And all their works they do to be seen by men, and they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes of their garments,

F.O.G Original

(5) But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men because they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels.

F.O.G

(5) But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men because they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels.

F.O.G MSG

⁵“Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their prayer boxesᶜ extra wide and the tassels on their prayer shawlsᵈ extra long;

Footnotes:

⁵ᶜ Prayer boxes: Small leather boxes containing Scripture verses that devout Jews wore on their foreheads and arms during prayer (phylacteries/tefillin).
⁵ᵈ Prayer shawls: Religious garments with tassels worn by Jewish men during prayer, where longer tassels displayed greater piety.