Matius 23:6

23:6 They ¹  love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues ² 

Markus 12:38

Warnings About Experts in the Law

12:38 In his teaching Jesus ³  also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. ⁴  They like walking ⁵  around in long robes and elaborate greetings ⁶  in the marketplaces,

Lukas 11:43

11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ⁷  in the synagogues ⁸  and elaborate greetings ⁹  in the marketplaces!

[23:6]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[23:6]  ² sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

[12:38]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:38]  ⁴ tn Or “for the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[12:38]  ⁵ tn In Greek this is the only infinitive in vv. 38-39. It would be awkward in English to join an infinitive to the following noun clauses, so this has been translated as a gerund.

[12:38]  ⁶ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

[11:43]  ⁷ tn Or “seats of honor.” The term here is plural and is not a reference only to the lead “seat of Moses” in the synagogue, but includes the front seats near the ark.

[11:43]  ⁸ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.

[11:43]  ⁹ tn Grk “and the greetings.”

[11:43]  sn The later Jewish summary of oral tradition, the Talmud, notes elaborate greetings for rabbis. The rebuke here is for pride.