10 Bible Verses about Marketplaces
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And the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi.
And, her masters, seeing that their hope of gain had gone out, laying hold on Paul and Silas, dragged them into the market-place, unto the rulers;
So then, he began reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews, and with them who worshipped; and, in the market-place, every day, with them who happened to be at hand.
And, going forth about the third hour, he saw others, standing in the market-place, unemployed;
And, entering into the temple, he began to be casting out them who were selling; saying unto them - It is written, And, my house, shall be, a house of prayer; but, ye, have made, it, a den of robbers. And he was teaching day by day in the temple; but, the High-priests and the Scribes, also the chiefs of the people, were seeking to destroy him, -read more.
and could not find what they might do, for, the people, one and all, were hanging upon him, as they hearkened.
And, in his teaching, he was saying - Beware of the Scribes, who desire, in robes, to be walking about, and salutations in the markets,
But, unto what, shall I liken this generation? It is, like, unto children, sitting the market-places, who, calling unto the others,
And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.
Whose adorning, let it be - not the outward, of plaiting the hair and wearing golden ornaments, or putting on of apparel, But the hidden character, of the heart, - in the incorruptible ornament of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.
They are like unto the children sitting, in a market-place, and calling one to another, who say - We played the flute for you, and ye danced not, We wailed, and ye wept not.