^46 (A)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(B)love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,

^43 (A)Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the ^[a]best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Beware of the Scribes^(A)

³⁸ Then ^(B)He said to them in His teaching, ^(C)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^(D)love greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ the ^(E)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,

Take the Lowly Place

⁷ So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

Beware of Hypocrisy^(A)

12 In ^(B)the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, ^(C)“Beware of the ^[a]leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Diotrephes and Demetrius

⁹ I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.

^3 (A)Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but ^(B)in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. ^4 (C)Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of ^(D)others.

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

^5 (E)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

^10 (A)Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, ^(B)in honor giving preference to one another;

⁶ Then Jesus said to them, ^(A)“Take heed and beware of the ^[a]leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”