Marco 12:38

38 E diceva nel suo insegnamento: Guardatevi dagli scribi, i quali amano passeggiare in lunghe vesti, ed esser salutati nelle piazze,

Marco 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).

Marco 12:38 In-Context

36 Davide stesso ha detto, per lo Spirito Santo: Il Signore ha detto al mio Signore: Siedi alla mia destra, finché io abbia posto i tuoi nemici per sgabello dei tuoi piedi.

37 Davide stesso lo chiama Signore; e onde viene ch’egli è suo figliuolo? E la massa del popolo l’ascoltava con piacere.

38 E diceva nel suo insegnamento: Guardatevi dagli scribi, i quali amano passeggiare in lunghe vesti, ed esser salutati nelle piazze,

39 ed avere i primi seggi nelle sinagoghe e i primi posti ne’ conviti;

40 essi che divorano le case delle vedove, e fanno per apparenza lunghe orazioni. Costoro riceveranno una maggiore condanna.