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Selected Verse: Luke 11:43 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 11:43 |
King James |
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
uppermost seats--(See on Luk 14:7-11).
greetings--(See on Mat 23:7-10). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| See Mat 23:6, Mat 23:27. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Pharisees (τοῖς Φαρισαίοις)
Luke's form of expression differs from that of Matthew, who says, "ye Pharisees; while Luke has "woe unto you, the Pharisees," marking them by the article as a well-known religious body. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Ye love the uppermost seats - Every one of them affected to be a ruler in the synagogues. See on Mat 23:5 (note). |
7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,