Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
45And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,
Cross References
Matthew 16:6And Jesus said unto them, Take heed 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 the leaven of Herod.
Luke 11:43Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
Luke 14:7And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
Philippians 2:3doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
3 John 1:9I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, 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 →