'Marketplaces' in the Bible

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,

and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men.

Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured.

In His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,