And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,
Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.
Also, when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street-corners, so as to be seen by men; I tell you truly, they do get their reward.
He gave them many lessons in parables, and said to them in the course of his teaching:
Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,
I have written to the church; only, Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them, repudiates me.
to secure the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;