Mark 12:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

As Jesus was teaching, he said: Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market.

Cross References

Matthew 10:17

Watch out for people who will take you to court and have you beaten in their meeting places.

Matthew 6:5

When you pray, don't be like those show-offs who love to stand up and pray in the meeting places and on the street corners. They do this just to look good. I can assure you that they already have their reward.

Mark 12:39

They like the front seats in the meeting places and the best seats at banquets.

Mark 4:2

He used stories to teach them many things, and this is part of what he taught:

Luke 11:43

You Pharisees are in for trouble! You love the front seats in the meeting places, and you like to be greeted with honour in the market.

3 John 1:9

I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader, and he won't pay any attention to us.