King James Version
What Does Luke 20:46 Mean?
“Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;”
Context
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David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
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Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
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Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
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Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
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Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary15-26. (See on Mt 25:19-29.)
**ten ... five cities--**different degrees of future gracious reward, proportioned to the measure of present fidelity.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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