38 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout their generations they are to make tassels(A) for the corners of their garments, and put a blue cord on the tassel at each corner. 39 These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the Lord’s commands and obey them and not become unfaithful by following your own heart and your own eyes.

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38 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘Throughout the generations to come(A) you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments,(B) with a blue cord on each tassel. 39 You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember(C) all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves(D) by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts(E) and eyes.

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38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them ; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

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12 Make tassels on the four corners of the outer garment you wear.(A)

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12 Make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.(A)

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12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

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36 They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.(A)

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36 and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak,(A) and all who touched it were healed.

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36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

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They do everything[a] to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries[b](A) and lengthen their tassels.[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 Lit do all their works
  2. Matthew 23:5 Small leather boxes containing OT texts, worn by Jews on their arms and foreheads
  3. Matthew 23:5 Other mss add on their robes

“Everything they do is done for people to see:(A) They make their phylacteries[a](B) wide and the tassels on their garments(C) long;

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm

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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