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

⁶ and they ^(A)love the place of honor at feasts and ^(B)the best seats in the synagogues ⁷ and ^(C)greetings in ^(D)the marketplaces 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 marketplaces ³⁹ and have the best seats in the synagogues and ^(B)the places of honor 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 honor, saying to them,