Luke 20:46
Beware of the Sophree, who will to walk in stoles, and love the shaloma in public places, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the chief reclining-places at evening feasts;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
45And while all the people heard, he said to his disciples,
Cross References
Matthew 16:6But he said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharishee and Zadukoyee.
Mark 8:15And he counselled them, and said to them, Look and beware of the leaven of the Pharishee, and of the leaven of Herodes.
Luke 11:43Woe to you, Pharishee! for you love the chief seats in the assemblies, and the salutation in the public places.
Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:
Philippians 2:3And do nothing in contention or vainglorying, but in meekness of mind let a man consider his neighbour as better than himself.
3 John 1:9I would have written to the church; but he who loveth to be foremost of you, Diotrapas, receiveth 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 →