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Selected Verse: Luke 11:43 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 11:43 |
Strong Concordance |
Woe [3759] unto you [5213], Pharisees [5330]! for [3754] ye love [25] the uppermost seats [4410] in [1722] the synagogues [4864], and [2532] greetings [783] in [1722] the markets [58]. |
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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 [2532] greetings [783] in [1722] the markets [58], and [2532] to be called [2564] of [5259] men [444], Rabbi [4461], Rabbi [4461].
8 But [1161] be [2564] not [3361] ye [5210] called [2564] Rabbi [4461]: for [1063] one [1520] is [2076] your [5216] Master [2519], even Christ [5547]; and [1161] all [3956] ye [5210] are [2075] brethren [80].
9 And [2532] call [2564] no [3361] man your [5216] father [3962] upon [1909] the earth [1093]: for [1063] one [1520] is [2076] your [5216] Father [3962], which [3588] is in [1722] heaven [3772].
10 Neither [3366] be ye called [2564] masters [2519]: for [1063] one [1520] is [2076] your [5216] Master [2519], even Christ [5547].
7 And [1161] he put forth [3004] a parable [3850] to [4314] those which were bidden [2564], when he marked [1907] how [4459] they chose out [1586] the chief rooms [4411]; saying [3004] unto [4314] them [846],
8 When [3752] thou art bidden [2564] of [5259] any [5100] man to [1519] a wedding [1062], sit [2625] not [3361] down [2625] in [1519] the highest room [4411]; lest [3379] a more honourable man [1784] than thou [4675] be [5600] bidden [2564] of [5259] him [846];
9 And [2532] he that bade [2564] thee [4571] and [2532] him [846] come [2064] and say [2046] to thee [4671], Give [1325] this man [5129] place [5117]; and [2532] [5119] thou begin [756] with [3326] shame [152] to take [2722] the lowest [2078] room [5117].
10 But [235] when [3752] thou art bidden [2564], go [4198] and sit down [377] in [1519] the lowest [2078] room [5117]; that [2443] when [3752] he that bade [2564] thee [4571] cometh [2064], he may say [2036] unto thee [4671], Friend [5384], go up [4320] higher [511]: then [5119] shalt thou [4671] have [2071] worship [1391] in the presence [1799] of them that sit at meat [4873] with thee [4671].
11 For [3754] whosoever [3956] exalteth [5312] himself [1438] shall be abased [5013]; and [2532] he that humbleth [5013] himself [1438] shall be exalted [5312].
27 Woe [3759] unto you [5213], scribes [1122] and [2532] Pharisees [5330], hypocrites [5273]! for [3754] ye are like [3945] unto whited [2867] sepulchres [5028], which [3748] indeed [3303] appear [5316] beautiful [5611] outward [1855], but [1161] are within [2081] full [1073] of dead [3498] men's bones [3747], and [2532] of all [3956] uncleanness [167].
6 And [5037] love [5368] the uppermost rooms [4411] at [1722] feasts [1173], and [2532] the chief seats [4410] in [1722] the synagogues [4864],
5 But [1161] all [3956] their [846] works [2041] they do [4160] for [4314] to be seen [2300] of men [444]: [1161] they make broad [4115] their [846] phylacteries [5440], and [2532] enlarge [3170] the borders [2899] of their [846] garments [2440],