And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them:
Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues,
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.
and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,