Mark 12:38 Cross References - Moffatt

³⁸ 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,

⁵ 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.

¹⁷ Beware of men, they will hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues,

¹ Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples. ² "The scribes and Pharisees sit on the seat of Moses; ³ so do whatever they tell you, obey them, but do not do as they do. They talk but they do not act. ⁴ They make up heavy loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not stir a finger to remove them. ⁵ Besides, all they do is done to catch the notice of men; they make their phylacteries broad, they wear large tassels, ⁶ they are fond of the best places at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues; ⁷ they like to be saluted in the marketplaces and to be called 'rabbi' by men.

² He gave them many lessons in parables, and said to them in the course of his teaching:

⁴³ Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.

⁷ He also told a parable to the guests, when he observed how they picked out the best places. ⁸ "When anyone invites you to a marriage-banquet," he said, "never lie down in the best place, in case a more distinguished guest than yourself has been invited; ⁹ then the host will tell you, 'Make room for him,' and you will proceed in shame to take the lowest place. ¹⁰ No, when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when your host comes in he will tell you, 'Move higher up, my friend.' Then you will be honoured before your fellow guests. ¹¹ For everyone who uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted."

⁴⁵ And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets; ⁴⁷ they prey upon the property of widows and offer long unreal prayers. All the heavier will their sentence be!"

⁹ I have written to the church; only, Diotrephes, who likes to take the lead among them, repudiates me.