Luke 20:45-47

EasyEnglish Bible

Jesus speaks against the teachers of God's Law

⁴⁵ All the people were listening to Jesus. Jesus then said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ ‘Be careful not to do the same as the teachers of God's Law. They want people to think that they are important. So they walk about in beautiful long clothes. They like people to praise them in the market place. They choose to sit in the best seats in the meeting place. They like to sit in the most important places at special meals. ⁴⁷ They take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’