Luke 11:43

Luke 11:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
• New International Version (NIV)“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Context of Luke 11:43

41But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. 42But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. 44Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. 45And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

Luke 11:43 word by word

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς Φαρισαίοις, ὅτι ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς.¶Read the interlinear

• Woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedria · seat of honorG4410
• synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864

Cross-references for Luke 11:43

• Luke 14:7And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
• Luke 20:46Beware 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;
• Proverbs 16:18Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Matthew 23:6and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, andto have salutations in the marketplaces,
• Romans 12:10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;
• Philippians 2:3doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
• James 2:2For 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 John 1:9I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Commentaries on Luke 11:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Ye love the uppermost seats - Every one of them affected to be a ruler in the synagogues. See on Matthew 23:5; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43See Matthew 23:6, Matthew 23:27.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-54Verses 37-54 We should all look to our hearts, that they may be cleansed and new-created; and while we attend to the great things of the law and of the gospel, we must not neglect the smallest matter God has appointed. When any wait to catch something out of our mouths, that they may insnare us, O Lord, give us thy prudence and thy patience, and disappoint their evil purposes. Furnish us with such meekness and patience that we may glory in reproaches, for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43The elders of the synagogues had special seats of honor. The respectful greetings were honorable ways of addressing social and religious superiors. For example, people might use a special title when speaking to a leader, teacher, or judge to show respect.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4343. uppermost seats--(See on Lu 14:7-11). greetings--(See on Mt 23:7-10).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:43

• Ambition
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Pride
• Reproof
• Satire
• Self-Righteousness
• Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach
• Tithe

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings