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Luke 20:46

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20:46“Beware102 of the experts in the law.103 They104 like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings105 in the marketplaces and the best seats106 in the synagogues107 and the places of honor at banquets.

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Footnotes

  1. 102 Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.
  2. 103 Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
  3. 104 Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.
  4. 105 There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (), 2:; H. Windisch, 1:498.
  5. 107 See the note on synagogues in .

Cross references

  1. 106 See Luke 14:1–14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

KJV 1900King 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;