And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised and glorified and honored by all.

So He continued preaching in the synagogues of Judea [the country of the Jews, including Galilee].

Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the best seats in the synagogues and to be respectfully greeted in the market places.

When they bring you before the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, do not be worried about how you are to defend yourselves or what you are to say;

Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and love respectful greetings in the [crowded] market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.