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43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats[a] in the synagogues[b] and elaborate greetings[c] in the marketplaces![d]

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  1. Luke 11:43 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. Luke 11:43 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
  3. Luke 11:43 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. Luke 11:43 sn See the note on marketplace in Luke 7:32.