King James Version
Luke 11:43 in the King James Version says “Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.”
Luke 11:43 · KJV
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. of: or, as you are able
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“the uppermost seats”
G4410a sitting first (in the front row), i.e., preeminence in council
“the synagogues”
G4864an assemblage of persons; specially, a jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a christian church
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the markets”
G58properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare
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