Luke 11:43

Woe unto you, Pharisees! because you love the front seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the forums.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

In Context

42But woe unto you, Pharisees! because you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and you pass by judgment and the love of God: it behooveth to do these things, and not to omit those.

44Woe unto you! because you are like tombs unseen, and men walking over them do not know it.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:6and they love the first couch at the suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues,

Luke 14:7And He spoke a parable to those whom He had called, warning them that they should not choose the first couches; saying to them,

Romans 12:10kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

James 2:2For if a gold-ringed man may come into your synagogue, in shining apparel, and a poor man may also come in with soiled clothing;

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 →

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