Luke 20:46
Good News Translation
"Be on your guard against the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplace; who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts;

New Revised Standard Version
“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

Contemporary English Version
Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes, and they like to be greeted in the market. They want the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets.

New American Bible
“Be on guard against the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and love greetings in marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts:

Beware.

Luke 12:1 And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew 16:6 Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Mark 8:15 And he charged them saying: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.

2 Timothy 4:15 Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.

which.

Luke 11:43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

Luke 14:7 And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Proverbs 29:23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.

Matthew 23:5-7 And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes. . . .

Mark 12:38,39 And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace, . . .

Romans 12:10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

Philippians 2:3-5 Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves: . . .

3 John 1:9 I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.

Context
Beware of the Scribes
45And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples: 46Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts: 47Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.…
Cross References
Matthew 23:1
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

Matthew 23:6
And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,

Luke 11:43
Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

Luke 14:7
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Luke 20:47
Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.

Luke 20:45
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