"Woeto you Pharisees!For you lovethe chief seatsin the synagoguesand the respectful greetingsin the market places.
Pride[goes] beforedestruction,And a haughtyspiritbeforestumbling.
"But to whatshall I comparethisgeneration?It is likechildrensittingin the market places,whocallout to the other[children],
"Bewareof the scribes,who liketo walk aroundin long robes,and loverespectful greetingsin the market places,and chief seatsin the synagoguesand places of honorat banquets,
[Be] devotedto oneanotherin brotherly love;give preferenceto one anotherin honor;
Do nothingfrom selfishnessorempty conceit,but with humility of mindregardone anotheras more importantthan yourselves;
I wrotesomethingto the church;but Diotrephes,who loves to be firstamong them, does not acceptwhat we say.
