Luke 11:43

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and [you love] to be greeted and bowed down to in the [public] marketplaces.

Cross References

Luke 20:46

Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes and love to be saluted [with honor] in places where people congregate and love the front and best seats in the synagogues and places of distinction at feasts,

3 John 1:9

I have written briefly to the church; but Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them and put himself first, does not acknowledge my authority and refuses to accept my suggestions or to listen to me.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

Romans 12:10

Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Matthew 11:16

But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the marketplaces who call to their playmates,