Luke 20:45-47

New Catholic Bible

⁴⁵ Denunciation of the Scribes.^[a] While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes and who love to be greeted respectfully in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. ⁴⁷ They devour the houses of widows, while for the sake of appearance they recite lengthy prayers. They will receive the severest possible condemnation.”