“As Jesus taught,
He said.
‘Beware of the Scribes!
They like
To walk around
In long robes.
They like
To be greeted
With respect
In the market places.
They like
To have the best seats
In the synagogues.
They like
To have the places
Of honor
At banquets.’”
Καὶ ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ ἔλεγεν Βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν καὶ ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς
καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις·
There is something similar in Matthew, chapter 23, who had a much longer diatribe against the Scribes and the Pharisees. Luke, chapter 20:46, also had something similar to this. Mark indicated that as Jesus taught (Καὶ ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ), he told them to beware of the Scribes (ἔλεγεν Βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων), but there was no mention of the Pharisees. These Scribes walked around in long robes (τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν). They loved to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces (καὶ ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς). They loved the front seats in the assembly synagogues (καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς). They loved to have the chief places of honor at banquet feasts (καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις), They were the elite social butterflies.
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