Luke 20:46

Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

In Context

45And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

47who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:6And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and [of] the leaven of Herod.

Luke 11:43Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

Philippians 2:3[let] nothing [be] in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves;

3 John 1:9I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

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 →

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