Matthew 23:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,”
πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
ἔργον
deeds
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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μεγαλύνω
enlarge
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μεγαλύνω
To magnify, to make great, to glorify. My soul magnifies the Lord. To magnify is not to make God bigger. It is to make Him more clearly seen.
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θεάομαι
to be seen
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θεάομαι
to look closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit
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φυλακτήριον
phylacteries
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φυλακτήριον
a guard-case, i.e. "phylactery" for wearing slips of Scripture texts
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ποιέω
they do
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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κράσπεδον
tassels
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κράσπεδον
a margin, i.e. (specially), a fringe or tassel
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πλατύνω
They broaden
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πλατύνω
to widen (literally or figuratively)
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ἱμάτιον
of garments
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ἱμάτιον
a dress (inner or outer)
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