Luke 11:43
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.”
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“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 11:43 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Matthew 23:6They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
- Mark 12:38In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
- Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
- Luke 20:46“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.
- Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- James 2:2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
- 3 John 1:9I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).