Luke 11:43
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
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- 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, 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;
Read in contextMark 12:38–39
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
Read in contextMatthew 23:6–7
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Read in contextLuke 14:7–11
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Read in contextProverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Read in contextRomans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Read in contextPhilippians 2:3
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Read in context3 John 1:9
I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
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