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Luke 20:46  New English Translation

46 “Beware[a] of the experts in the law.[b] They[c] like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings[d] in the marketplaces[e] and the best seats[f] in the synagogues[g] and the places of honor at banquets.

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  1. Luke 20:46 tn Or “Be on guard against.” This is a present imperative and indicates that pride is something to constantly be on the watch against.
  2. Luke 20:46 tn Or “of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
  3. Luke 20:46 tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun by the prior phrase.
  4. Luke 20:46 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See D. L. Bock, Luke (BECNT), 2:1642; H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
  5. Luke 20:46 sn See the note on marketplace in Luke 7:32.
  6. Luke 20:46 sn See Luke 14:7-14.
  7. Luke 20:46 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:15.
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