⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the market-places and the best seats in the synagogues and ^(A)the places of honour at feasts,

⁶ and they ^(A)love the place of honour at feasts and ^(B)the best seats in the synagogues ⁷ and ^(C)greetings in ^(D)the market-places and being called ^(E)rabbi^[a] by others.

Beware of the Scribes

^38 (A)And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the market-places ³⁹ and have the best seats in the synagogues and ^(B)the places of honour at feasts,

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

⁷ Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed ^(A)how they chose the places of honour, saying to them,