46Beware 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;
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And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, …
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. …
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 39-47)The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we have some of them attending him, and four things we have in these verses concerning them, which we had before:— I. We have them here commending the reply which Christ made to the Sadducees concerning the res…
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