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Luke 20:46 KJV
Luke · chapter 20 · verse 46
Beware 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;Luke 20:46 · King James Version
Luke 20:46 in context
44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
45Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
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;
47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- synagoguessynagōgēa bringing together, gathering , a contracting, in the NT, an assembling together of men…G4864 →
- greetingsaspasmosa salutation, either oral or writtenG783 →
- scribesgrammateusa clerk, scribe, esp.a public servant, secretary, recorder, whose office and influence…G1122 →
- marketsagoraany assembly, especially of the people, the place of assembly, for public debating,, for…G58 →
- Bewareprosechōto bring to, bring near, to bring a ship to land, and simply to touch at, put in, to turn…G4337 →
- desirethelōto will, have in mind, intend, to be resolved or determined, to purpose, to desire, to…G2309 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 39-47