Luke 11:43
Alas for you Pharisees! You delight to have the front seat in the synagogues, and to be greeted in the markets with respect.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
In Context
44Alas for you! You are like unsuspected graves, over which men walk unawares.”
Cross References
Matthew 23:6and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the synagogues,
Luke 14:7Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable –
Romans 12:10In the love of the community of the Lord’s followers, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;
James 2:2Suppose a visitor should enter your synagogue, with gold rings and in grand clothes, and suppose a poor man should come in also, in shabby clothes,
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 →