Marc 12:38

38 Il leur disait dans son enseignement: Gardez-vous des scribes, qui aiment à se promener en robes longues, et à être salués dans les places publiques;

Marc 12:38 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:38

And he said unto them in his doctrine
As he was preaching, not to the Scribes and Pharisees but to the multitude, and to his disciples particularly; and to them in the audience of the people, as appears from ( Matthew 23:1 ) ( Luke 20:45 ) .

Beware of the Scribes;
for though he had just spoken favourably of one of them, this was but a single man, and a singular instance; the body of that set of men, were very bad in their principles and practices, and therefore to be avoided, and that for the reasons following:

which love to go in long clothing;
the Persic version renders it, "who affect to walk in coats and garments conspicuous, and in long robes"; such as were very particular, and different from others, and out of the common way of apparel; and so were observable and taken notice of by others: very likely it may have reference to the common length of their fringes on the borders of their outward garment, which they enlarged beyond others; (See Gill on Matthew 23:5);

and [love] salutations the market places;
or "streets", as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it, in any public places, where there was a resort of men, and they were taken notice with respect, in a public manner. The Syriac Persic supply the word "love", as we do from ( Matthew 23:6 Matthew 23:7 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 23:6), (See Gill on Matthew 23:7).

Marc 12:38 In-Context

36 David lui-même, animé par l'Esprit-Saint, a dit: Le Seigneur a dit à mon Seigneur: Assieds-toi à ma droite, Jusqu'à ce que je fasse de tes ennemis ton marchepied.

37 David lui-même l'appelle Seigneur; comment donc est-il son fils? Et une grande foule l'écoutait avec plaisir.

38 Il leur disait dans son enseignement: Gardez-vous des scribes, qui aiment à se promener en robes longues, et à être salués dans les places publiques;

39 qui recherchent les premiers sièges dans les synagogues, et les premières places dans les festins;

40 qui dévorent les maisons des veuves, et qui font pour l'apparence de longues prières. Ils seront jugés plus sévèrement.