Luke 11:43
41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
42 Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
45 One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
- KJV
- Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
- WEB
- Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
- ASV
- Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
- DARBY
- Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.
- BLB
- Woe to you⁺, the Pharisees, because you⁺ love the first seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
- ÅB
- Ve dere, dere fariseere, dere som så gjerne vil ha de øverste seter i synagogene og hilsninger på torvene!
- OTB
- Ve dere fariseere, for dere elsker de viktigste setene i synagogene og respektfulle hilsener på torgene.
- B1930
- Ve eder, I fariseere, I som så gjerne vil ha de øverste seter i synagogene og hilsninger på torvene!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 20:46
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
Read in contextMark 12:38–39
In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
Read in contextMatthew 23:6–7
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Read in contextLuke 14:7–11
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
Read in contextProverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextRomans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
Read in context3 John 1:9
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
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