The Denouncing of the Scribes^(A)

³⁸ He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and the prominent seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets, ⁴⁰ who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation.”