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 that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. 42“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places. 44Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.” 45One of the lawyers said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.”

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
• to you PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• the chiefπρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedria · seat of honorG4410
• in the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• and the respectful greetingsἀσπασμόςaspasmos · salutationG783
• in the marketἀγοράagora · marketplaceG58

Cross-references for Luke 11:43

• Luke 14:7And He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them,
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
• Matthew 23:6They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• Mark 12:38In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,
• Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
• James 2:2For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes,
• 3 John 1:9I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say.

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