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

41So clean the inside by giving gifts to the poor, and you will be clean all over. 42“What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces. 44Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.” 45“Teacher,” said an expert in religious law, “you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye loveἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• the uppermost seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedria · seat of honorG4410
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• greetingsἀσπασμόςaspasmos · salutationG783
• the marketsἀγοράagora · marketplaceG58

Cross-references for Luke 11:43

• Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice:
• Luke 20:46“Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
• Matthew 23:6And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.
• Mark 12:38Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.
• Romans 12:10Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
• Philippians 2:3Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.
• James 2:2For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be the leader, refuses to have anything to do with us.

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