Discovery BoxLuke 11:43 
Context11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats 1 in the synagogues 2 and elaborate greetings 3 in the marketplaces!
Luke 17:1
ContextSin, Forgiveness, Faith, and Service
17:1 Jesus 4 said to his disciples, “Stumbling blocks are sure to come, but woe 5 to the one through whom they come!
1 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.
2 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
3 tn Grk “and the greetings.”
sn The later Jewish summary of oral tradition, the Talmud, notes elaborate greetings for rabbis. The rebuke here is for pride.
4 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
5 sn See Luke 6:24-26.
