Verse 43

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

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 20:46 : 46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
  • Mark 12:38-39 : 38 And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and [to have] salutations in the marketplaces, 39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:
  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
  • Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
  • Matt 23:6-7 : 6 and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 [ doing] nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
  • Jas 2:2-4 : 2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; 3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool; 4 do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.