Matthew 23:4-5

4 They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 “Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries[a] wide and the tassels on their garments long;

Cross References 4

  • 1. Luke 11:46; Acts 15:10; Galatians 6:13
  • 2. Mt 6:1,2,5,16
  • 3. Exodus 13:9; Deuteronomy 6:8
  • 4. Numbers 15:38; Deuteronomy 22:12

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm
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