Mark 12:38-40

Beware of the Scribes

38 ¹And 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 ²the places of honor at feasts,

40 ³who devour widows’ houses and ⁴for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation. ”

Cross References

• 1. 12:38 For ver. 38, 39, see Matt. 23:1, 2, 5-7; Luke 20:45, 46; [Luke 11:43]
• 2. 12:39 Luke 14:7, 8
• 3. 12:40 [Luke 11:39; 16:14]
• 4. 12:40 [Matt. 6:5, 7]