Luke 20:46
Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
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45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
Cross References
Matthew 16:6And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Mark 8:15And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
Luke 11:43A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.
Luke 14:7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
Philippians 2:3Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
3 John 1:9I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.
Matthew Henry on Luke 20:40-47
The Scribes Confounded. 39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware… Read the whole commentary →