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 a charitable gift, and then all things are clean for you. 42“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you ignore 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 seat of honor in the synagogues and personal greetings in the marketplaces. 44Woe to you! For you are like unseen 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 these things, 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 seatπρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedria · seat of honorG4410
• in the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• and personalἀσπασμόςaspasmos · salutationG783
• in the marketplacesἀγοράagora · marketplaceG58

Cross-references for Luke 11:43

• Luke 14:7Now He began telling 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 personal greetings in the marketplaces, 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 23:6And they love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues,
• Mark 12:38And in His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like personal greetings in the marketplaces,
• 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 consider one another as more important than yourselves;
• James 2:2For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and is dressed in bright clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,
• 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

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• Judgment
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• 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