Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
Luke 11:43 - Catholic Public Domain Version Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the first seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and [you love] to be greeted and bowed down to in the [public] marketplaces. American Standard Version (1901) Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. Common English Bible “How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the most prominent seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the marketplace. English Standard Version 2016 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. |
Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.
But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace,
"Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,
loving one another with fraternal charity, surpassing one another in honor:
Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.
As it happens, I had written to the church. But Diotrephes, who loves to bear the highest rank among them, would not accept us.