Luke 20:46

Be ye ware of the scribes, that will wander in stoles, and love salutations in the chapping, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first sitting places in [the] feasts; (Beware of the scribes, who will walk about in stoles, and love respectful greetings at the market, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first sitting places at the feasts;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

In Context

45And in (the) hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,

47that devour the houses of widows, and feign long praying; these shall take the more damnation. (but who rob widows of their homes, and fake piety by saying long prayers; they shall receive the greater condemnation.)

Read all of Luke 20

Cross References

Matthew 16:6And he said to them, Behold ye, and beware of the sourdough of (the) Pharisees and of (the) Sadducees. (And he said to them, Look for, and beware of the yeast, or the leaven, of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.)

Mark 8:15And he commanded [to] them, and said, See ye, and beware of the sourdough of the Pharisees, and of the sourdough of Herod. (And he said to them, Watch out, and beware of the yeast, or the leaven, of the Pharisees, and of the yeast, or the leaven, of Herod.)

Luke 11:43Woe to you, Pharisees, that love the first chairs in synagogues, and salutations in chapping. (Woe to you, Pharisees, who love the first chairs in the synagogues, and greetings of respect at the marketplace.)

Luke 14:7He said also a parable of men bidden to a feast, and he beheld how they chose the first sitting places, and said to them, (And he also said to them a parable about men bidden to a feast, as he saw how they chose the first, or the best, places to sit, and so he said to them,)

Philippians 2:3nothing [doing] by strife, neither by vain glory, but in meekness, deeming each other to be higher [in virtue] than himself; (doing nothing by contention, nor by conceit, but in humility, judging others to be of greater virtue than thyself;)

3 John 1:9I had written peradventure to the church, but this Diotrephes, that loveth to bear primacy, [or (the) chief places], in them, receiveth not us. (I had written to the church, but this Diotrephes, who loveth to be in the lead, or to take the chief place among them, would not receive us, or did not welcome 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Luke 20:46