Matthew 23:5-6
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries[a] broad and their fringes long, 6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,
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- 23.5 phylacteries: Little leather boxes containing, on a very small scroll, the principal words of the law; cf. Deut 6.4-9. Taking the command literally, they fastened these to their arms and their foreheads.
Matthew 23:5-6
New King James Version
5 But all their works they do to (A)be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. 6 (B)They love the [a]best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
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- Matthew 23:6 Or place of honor
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