To be seen of men (προς το θεαθηνα τοις ανθρωποις). See 6:1 where this same idiom occurs. Ostentation regulates the conduct of the…

Their phylacteries. The word phylactery comes from a word signifying to keep, preserve, or guard. The name was given because phylacteries …

To be seen of men — With clear insight into the root evil of Pharisaism and all related forms of religious life, our Lord identifi…

This was the fatal flaw in their character: But all their works they do for to be seen of men. So long as they stood well in the sight of …

St. John Chrysostom: The Lord had charged the Scribes and Pharisees with harshness and neglect; He now brings forward their va…

Jesus now illustrates some of the leaders’ practices not to be copied (v.3b). He accuses them of being time-servers and applause-seekers (6:1–18). …

And all their works they do that they may be seen by men. He had recently said that the scribes live very differently from what t…

But all their works they do to be seen of men
All their prayers, alms deeds, and fastings, were all done in a public…

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 …

Here, it was shown how the Pharisees and the Scribes were provoked by Christ’s glory, and also by His wisdom, by which He had crushed them; now, ho…