Luke 20:46
"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
45Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,
Cross References
Matthew 16:6and when Jesus said to them, "See to it: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,"
Mark 8:15and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
Luke 11:43Alas for you Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and you like to be bowed to in places of public resort.
Luke 14:7Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Philippians 2:3Do nothing in a spirit of factiousness or of vainglory, but, with true humility, let every one regard the rest as being of more account than himself;
3 John 1:9I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, refuses to listen to 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 →