Luke 20:46
ContextNETBible | “Beware 1 of the experts in the law. 2 They 3 like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings 4 in the marketplaces and the best seats 5 in the synagogues 6 and the places of honor at banquets. |
XREF | Pr 29:23; Mt 16:6; Mt 23:5-7; Mr 8:15; Mr 12:38,39; Lu 11:43; Lu 12:1; Lu 14:7; Ro 12:10; Php 2:3-5; 2Ti 4:15; 3Jo 1:9 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against. 2 tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21. 3 tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase. 4 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498. 5 sn See Luke 14:1-14. 6 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15. |