Luke 20:46
“Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk about in long robes, and love greetings in the market places, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at dinners,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
45And as all the people listened, He said to His disciples,
Cross References
Matthew 16:6Then Jesus said to them, “Look out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”
Mark 8:15Then He charged them, saying, “Look out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
Luke 11:43Woe to you Pharisees! Because you love the first seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
Luke 14:7So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:
Philippians 2:3doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.
3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves the preeminence over them, does not receive us.
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 →