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Luke 11:43

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11:43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats134 in the synagogues135 and elaborate greetings136 in the marketplaces!

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Footnotes

  1. 134 Or “seats of honor.” The term here is plural and is not a reference only to the lead “seat of Moses” in the synagogue, but includes the front seats near the ark.
  2. 135 See the note on synagogues in .
  3. 136 Grk “and the greetings.” The later Jewish summary of oral tradition, the Talmud, notes elaborate greetings for rabbis. The rebuke here is for pride.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

NLTNew Living Translation

“What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces!

KJV 1900King James Version

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.