In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor
And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.