Luke 20:46 
Context| NET © | “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. |
| NIV © | "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the market-places and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets. |
| NASB © | "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, |
| NLT © | "Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they love to parade in flowing robes and to have everyone bow to them as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and at banquets. |
| MSG © | "Watch out for the religion scholars. They love to walk around in academic gowns, preen in the radiance of public flattery, bask in prominent positions, sit at the head table at every church function. |
| BBE © | Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts; |
| NRSV © | "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets. |
| NKJV © | "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | “Beware <4337> of <575> the experts in the law <1122> . They like walking around <4043> in <1722> long robes <4749> , and <2532> they love <5368> elaborate greetings <783> in <1722> the marketplaces <58> and <2532> the best seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864> and <2532> the places of honor <4411> at <1722> banquets .<1173> |
| NET © | “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. |
| 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. |
