Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

'Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Holman Bible

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

International Standard Version

How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to have the places of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.

A Conservative Version

Woe to you Pharisees! Because ye love the place of honor in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

American Standard Version

Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

Amplified

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

An Understandable Version

"It is too bad for you Pharisees! For you love [to occupy] the principal seats in the synagogues and [to receive special] greetings in the open shopping markets.

Anderson New Testament

Alas for you, Pharisees! for you love the chief seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Bible in Basic English

A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

Common New Testament

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Daniel Mace New Testament

wo unto you Pharisees, for you affect to have the first rank in the synagogue, and to be complimented in publick places.

Darby Translation

Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

Godbey New Testament

Woe unto you, Pharisees! because you love the front seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the forums.

Goodspeed New Testament

Alas for you Pharisees! For you love to have the front seat in the synagogues and to be saluted with respect in public places.

John Wesley New Testament

Wo to you, Pharisees; for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,

Julia Smith Translation

Woe to you, Pharisees! for ye love the first seat in assemblies, and greetings in market-places.

King James 2000

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the best seat in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces!

Modern King James verseion

Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and greetings in the markets.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe be to you Pharisees: for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Moffatt New Testament

Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.

Montgomery New Testament

"Woe unto you Pharisee! for you delight in the best seats in the synagogue, and in the salutation in the market-places.

NET Bible

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!

New Heart English Bible

Woe to you Pharisees. For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Noyes New Testament

Woe to you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.

Sawyer New Testament

Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the first seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.

The Emphasized Bible

Alas for you, the Pharisees! because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wo unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the places of public concourse.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Alas for you Pharisees! You delight to have the front seat in the Synagogues, and to be greeted in the markets with respect.

Webster

Woe to you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Weymouth New Testament

Alas for you Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and you like to be bowed to in places of public resort.

Williams New Testament

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

World English Bible

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Worrell New Testament

"Woe to you Pharisees! because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces!

Worsley New Testament

Wo unto you pharisees; for ye love the chief seat in synagogues, and salutations in public places.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
οὐαί 
Ouai 
Usage: 14

ὑμῖν 
Humin 
you, ye, your, not tr,
Usage: 293

Φαρισαῖος 
Pharisaios 
Usage: 80

for
ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

ye love
G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

πρωτοκαθεδρία 
Protokathedria 
Usage: 0

in
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

συναγωγή 
sunagoge 
Usage: 42

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀσπασμός 
Aspasmos 
Usage: 6

References

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Pharisees And Legal Experts Denounced

42 'But woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb, and ye pass by the judgment, and the love of God; these things it behoveth to do, and those not to be neglecting. 43 'Woe to you, the Pharisees, because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the market-places. 44 'Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because ye are as the unseen tombs, and the men walking above have not known.'

Cross References

Luke 20:46

'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

Mark 12:38-39

and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

Proverbs 16:18

Before destruction is pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'

Matthew 23:6-7

they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Luke 14:7-11

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

Romans 12:10

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

Philippians 2:3

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

James 2:2-4

for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

3 John 1:9

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them -- Diotrephes -- doth not receive us;

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