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In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
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Pride Disguised as Piety
Commentators explain that Jesus's warning was against the scribes' pride. Their desire for long robes, which scholars note were the attire of dignitaries like kings and priests, and public greetings was about seeking personal honor. The core issue, as the Expositor's Bible Commentary highlights, was their pursuit of glory for themselves instead of for God, whom they claimed to serve.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In his doctrine. In his teaching, for that is how it should be understood.
Beware of the Scribes. Be on your guar…
Beware of the scribes (βλεπετε απο των γραμματεων). Jesus now turns to the multitudes and to his disciples ([Reference Matthew 23:…
19th Century
Anglican
In his doctrine.—Better, in His teaching. See Notes on Matthew 23:1-7. St. Mark’s report is characteristically brief as compared …
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Baptist
And the common people heard him gladly. And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love…
Jesus continued his teaching in the temple courts (cf. 12:35). While not all teachers of the law were frauds, many of them were using their positio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto them in his doctrine As he was preaching, not to the Scribes and Pharisees but to the multitude, an…
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