Mark 12:38
36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
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,
39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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,
- KJV
- 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,
- WEB
- In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
- ASV
- And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and [to have] salutations in the marketplaces,
- DARBY
- And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,
- BLB
- And in His teaching He was saying, “Beware of the scribes, who [are] wanting to walk about in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces,
- ÅB
- Og han sa mens han lærte dem: Ta dere i vare for de skriftlærde, som gjerne vil gå i side klær og la seg hilse på torvene,
- OTB
- Mens han underviste, sa Jesus: "Pass dere for de skriftlærde. De liker å gå rundt i lange kapper og bli hilst med respekt på torgene,
- B1930
- Og han sa mens han lærte dem: Ta eder i vare for de skriftlærde, som gjerne vil gå i side klær og la sig hilse på torvene,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 20:45–47
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
Read in contextMatthew 23:1–7
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Read in contextLuke 11:43
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Read in contextMatthew 6:5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Read in contextMark 4:2
And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,
Read in contextMatthew 10:17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their 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,
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