Luke 20:45

Warning to Beware of the Scribes

45 And [while] all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,

Luke 20:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:45

Then in the audience of all the people
Whilst they were about him, and hearing him, and for their sakes too; he said unto his disciples;
yea, he spake to the multitude, as well as to the disciples, as appears from ( Matthew 23:1 ) .

Luke 20:45 In-Context

43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '

44 David therefore calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?"

45 And [while] all the people were listening, he said to the disciples,

46 "Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

47 who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[while]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("were listening")
• [b]. Some manuscripts have "to his disciples"