Luke 11:43 “Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues a…”

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

Geneva Bible 1599

Wo be to you, Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Darby Translation

Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

Young's Literal Translation

'Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

Bible in Basic English

A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

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Cross references

“for”

Luke 20:46 Luke 14:7–11 Proverbs 16:18 Romans 12:10 Philippians 2:3 James 2:2–4

Luke 20:46 · BSB

“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

Luke 14:7–11 · BSB

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Proverbs 16:18 · BSB

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Romans 12:10 · BSB

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Philippians 2:3 · BSB

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

James 2:2–4 · BSB

Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

42Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

44Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

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