Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! Because ye love the place of honor in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

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In The King James Version

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

In Context

42But woe to you Pharisees! Because ye tithe mint and rue and every plant, and pass by justice and the love of God. It is necessary to do these things, and not to neglect those things.

44Woe to you scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like the unseen sepulchers, and the men who walk over them do not know.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:6And they love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to those who were invited when he noticed how they chose out the chief places, saying to them,

Romans 12:10with brotherly love toward each other, affectionate, leading each other in recognition,

James 2:2For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:38-54

Woes Denounced on That Generation; The Pharisees and Lawyers Reproved. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41… Read the whole commentary →

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