Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching:
But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.
I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us.
the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,