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Verse Matthew 23:5. _ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO FOR TO BE SEEN OF MEN_]
In pointing out the corruptions of these men, our Lord gives us the
distinguishing characteristics of all false teachers, whether J...
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THEIR PHYLACTERIES - The word “phylactery” comes from a word
signifying to keep, preserve, or guard. The name was given because
phylacteries were worn as amulets or charms, and were supposed to
defend...
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11. THE WOES OF THE KING AND HIS LAMENTATION OVER JERUSALEM.
CHAPTER 23
1. The Hypocrisy of the Pharisees.(Matthew 23:1 .) 2. The Woes of the
King upon Them.(Matthew 23:13 .) 3. The Lamentation over...
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WARNINGS TO THE PEOPLE AND THE DISCIPLES.
Matthew 23:2 f. Loisy regards this as an interpolation (by a
Judaising redactor) out of harmony with the attack that follows.
Holtzmann thinks it is Mt.'s, b...
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SCRIBES AND PHARISEES (Matthew 23:1-39)
If a man is characteristically and temperamentally an irritable,
ill-tempered and irascible creature, notoriously given to uncontrolled
outbursts of passionate...
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They perform all their actions to be seen by men. They broaden their
phylacteries; they wear outsize tassels. They love the highest places
at meals, and the front seats in the synagogues, and greeting...
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FOR TO BE SEEN. to be gazed upon as. spectacle. Same word as "see" in
Matthew 22:11.
FOR. for the purpose. Greek. _pros._ App-104.
PHYLACTERIES. Greek. _phulakterion._ Occ only here. See notes, &c, o...
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_phylacteries_ Greek φυλακτήρια = "defences," and in late
Greek "amulets" or "charms." The Hebrew name, _tephillin_, which is
still in use, signifies "prayers." They were slips of parchment
inscribed...
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STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE PHARISEES
They are the successors of Moses, Matthew 23:2; but they say and do
not, 3–7.
Only a part of this discourse appears in the other Synoptics; for this
portion cp....
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Matthew 23:1-36. A PROPHETIC ODE, DENOUNCING THE PHARISEES AND THE
RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY OF THE AGE
Each division is marked by its special beauty of poetical form....
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In _textus receptus_ τῶν ἱματίων αὐτῶν follows
κράσπεδα. Rightly omitted.
5. ΤᾺ ΦΥΛΑΚΤΉΡΙΑ. Literally, ‘defences,’ and in late
Greek ‘amulets’ or ‘charms.’ The Hebrew name, _tephillin_,
which is still...
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Ver 5. "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make
broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6. And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats...
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_WOE TO THOSE THAT ARE RELIGIOUS FOR THE WRONG MOTIVES MATTHEW
23:1-12:_ Jesus taught His followers to "observe and do" what the
Pharisees taught as they, "sat in Moses' seat." They knew and
understoo...
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ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO, &C.— "Any good action which they happen to
perform, is vitiated by the principle from which it proceeds. They do
it with a view to popular applause, and not from a regard to G...
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TEXT: 23:5-12
5 But all their works they do to be seen of men: for they make broad
their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders _of their garments,_ and
love the chief place at feasts, and the chief se...
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But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad
their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
BUT ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO FOR TO BE SEEN OF MEN. Whatever good t...
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23:5 phylacteries (b-17) * See 'frontlets,' Deuteronomy 6:8 and 11.18.
borders (c-21) * See Numbers 15:37-39 ....
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DENUNCIATION OF THE PHARISEES
1-36. Final denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees. The other
synoptists insert in this place a brief utterance directed against the
scribes (Mark 12:38; Luke 20:45),...
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MAKE BROAD THEIR PHYLACTERIES] Every male Jew above the age of
thirteen was required to say both morning and evening, except on
sabbaths and feasts, when the synagogue services took their place,
'the...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 23
JESUS ACCUSES THE *PHARISEES 23:1-12
V1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his *disciples. V2 ‘The
men who teach the *Law and...
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TO BE SEEN OF MEN. — As with a clear insight into the root-evil of
Pharisaism, and of all kindred forms of the religious life, our Lord
fixes, as before in Matthew 6:1, on the love of man’s applause a...
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6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1
CHAPTER 17
Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
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The foregoing statement is of course to be taken _cum grano_. Teachers
who absolutely disregarded their own laws would soon forfeit all
respect. In point of fact they made a great show of zeal in doin...
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_Introduction to the discourse_....
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πάντα δὲ, etc., in so far as they comply with their rules they
act with a view to be seen of men. This is a repetition of an old
charge (Matthew 6). πλατύνουσι γὰρ, etc.: illustrative
instances drawn...
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HUMBLING THE SELF-EXALTED
Matthew 23:1-12
These words were addressed to the disciples and the crowds that had
gathered around. The Jewish religious leaders divorced morality and
religion, and insist...
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This chapter is one of the most sublime and awful in the whole
inspired volume. It records the last words of Jesus to the crowds. He
summed up, He reached His verdict, He pronounced sentence.
It is a...
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(3) But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad
their (c) phylacteries, and enlarge (d) the borders of their garments,
(3) Hypocrites are ambitious.
(c) It was a thread or ribb...
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Phylacteries. [1] These were pieces or scrolls of parchment, on which
were written the ten commandments, or some sentences of the law, which
the Jews were accustomed to fasten to their foreheads, or t...
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WARNINGS AGAINST THE EVIL EXAMPLE OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES
It is still Wednesday, and the last day our Lord ever spoke in the
temple. These scribes and Pharisees are thronging Him on all sides,
be...
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"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, (2) Saying,
The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (3) All therefore
whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do n...
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We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem,
traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once
been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
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5._And all their works they do that they may be seen by men. _He had
lately said that the _scribes _live very differently from what they
teach; but now he adds that, if they have any thing which is
ap...
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Chapter 23 clearly shews how far the disciples are viewed in
connection with the nation, inasmuch as they were Jews, although the
Lord judges the leaders, who beguiled the people and dishonoured God
b...
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BUT ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO FOR TO BE SEEN OF MEN,.... All their
prayers, alms deeds, and fastings, were all done in a public manner,
that men might behold them, and they might have applause and glory...
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But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad
their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Ver. 5. _To be seen of men_] Theatrically, thrasonically, and for
ost...
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_All their works they do to be seen of men_ They have the praise of
men in view in all their actions. Hence they are constant and abundant
in those duties of religion which come under the observation...
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PHYLACTERIES; slips of parchment worn about their persons, on which
were written some divine precepts. The Pharisees made them broader
than others, to intimate that they were more holy. For the same
p...
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BUT ALL THEIR WORKS THEY DO FOR TO BE SEEN OF MEN; THEY MAKE BROAD
THEIR PHYLACTERIES, AND ENLARGE THE BORDERS OF THEIR GARMENTS,...
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Their passion for honor from men:...
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The Lord now turns to speak to the entire crowd, His disciples being
mentioned as included. He warns them against the hypocrisy of scribes
and Pharisees, for they sat in Moses' seat as enforcers of th...
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1-12 The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and
enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion.
We can only judge according to outward appearance; but God search...
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OLBGrk;
Our Saviour had, MATTHEW 23:4 blamed the Pharisees for not living up
to what they taught, pressing the law of God on others, but not doing
nor endeavouring to observe it themselves. Here he bl...
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Matthew 23:5 But G1161 all G3956 their G846 works G2041 do G4160
(G5719) to G4314 seen G2300 ...
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a “But all their works they do to be seen of men,
b For they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders (or
tassels) of their garments,
b And love the chief place at feasts, and the chie...
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WORDS IN THE TEMPLE (23:1-39).
a Exhortation to His disciples and the crowds not to be like the
Scribes and Pharisees, but to be doers and not hearers only. In
contrast to the Scribes and Pharisees t...
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JESUS PASSES JUDGMENT ON THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES AND DESCRIBES THE
DEVASTATIONS COMING ON THE WORLD PRIOR TO HIS COMING AGAIN AND THE
JUDGMENT THAT WILL FOLLOW (23:1-25).
Having made clear that He h...
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EXHORTATION TO HIS DISCIPLES AND THE CROWDS NOT TO BE LIKE THE SCRIBES
AND PHARISEES, BUT TO BE DOERS AND NOT HEARERS ONLY, AND RATHER TO BE
HUMBLE AND LOWLY, TREATING EACH OTHER AS BEING AS GOOD IF N...
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This discourse (peculiar to Matthew) was delivered on Tuesday
preceding the crucifixion, although similar sayings (found in Luke
11:13) were uttered on a previous occasion. The intercourse with the
Ph...
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Matthew 23:5. BUT ALL THEIR WORKS. Their extensive routine of duty was
not really religious, but performed with this motive: TO BE SEEN OF
MEN. Self-righteousness rests on pride, and, inevitably becom...
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TO BE SEEN OF MEN
(προς το θεαθηνα τοις ανθρωποις). See
Matthew 6:1 where this same idiom occurs. Ostentation regulates the
conduct of the rabbis.PHYLACTERIES
(φυλακτηρια). An adjective from φυλακ...
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PHYLACTERIES
Passages of Scripture enclosed in a small case, bound upon arm or
forehead, (Deuteronomy 6:8)....
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CONTENTS: Jesus denounces woes upon the Pharisees for their hypocrisy.
His lament over Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: Jesus.
CONCLUSION: Nothing is more displeasing to our Lord Jesus Christ than
hyprocrisy,...
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Matthew 23:2. _Sit in Moses' seat._ The sanhedrim had seventy one
chairs of gold, or rather gilt with gold. The council which sat at
Alexandria had also chairs of gold. The highpriest was the presiden...
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JUST SO PEOPLE WILL SEE THEM. They wanted to make everyone think they
were holy. They made containers of calf skin, put verses of Scripture
written on parchment in these, and then fastened them on the...
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_The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat._
CHRIST’S REPROACHES OF PHARISEES
There must be some just, reasonable, and great cause of our Lord’s
indignation, and this we find was an accumulat...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 23:5 PHYLACTERIES. Small cube-shaped cases
made of leather, containing Scripture passages written on parchment.
They were worn on the left arm and forehead as a literal way to...
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JESUS WARMS AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS MATTHEW 23:1-12; MARK
12:38-40; LUKE 20:45-47; MATTHEW 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the mul
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CHAPTER 23
_Then Jesus spake_, &c. _Then_, that is to say, when, by His most wise
answers and reasonings, He had confounded the errors of the Scribes
and Pharisees, and had proved that He was the Mes...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 23:1. THEN SPAKE JESUS.—The day of grace is over for the
leaders of the people; but for the people themselves there may still
be hope; so the Lord of the temple turns to THE M...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 23:1
_Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees, and lamentation over
Jerusalem which followed their guidance to her own destruction.
_(Peculiar to St. Matthew.)
MATTHEW 23:1
TH...
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Matthew's gospel twenty-three. Jesus has been at the temple and He was
challenged as to His authority by these priests, and then He was asked
questions by the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees. An...
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2 Kings 10:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Deuteronomy 22:12; Deuteronomy
6:8;...
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To be seen [π ρ ο ς τ ο θ ε α θ η ν α ι]. See Matthew
6:1, where the same word occurs. The scribes and Pharisees deport
themselves with a view to being contemplated as actors in a theatre;
so that men...
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Their phylacteries — The Jews, understanding those words literally,
It shall he as a token upon thy hand, and as frontlets between thine
eyes, Exodus 13:16. And thou shalt bind these words for a sign...
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In these words our blessed Saviour admonishes his disciples and the
multitude to take heed of imitating the Pharisees in their ostentation
and hypocrisy, in their ambition and vain-glory; and he insta...