2 “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the seat of Moses.

6 They like the most prominent place at evening meals and the front* seats in the synagogues+ 7 and the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called Rabbi* by men.

38 And in his teaching he went on to say: “Beware of the scribes who want to walk around in robes and want greetings in the marketplaces+ 39 and front* seats in the synagogues and the most prominent places at evening meals.+ 40 They devour the houses* of the widows, and for show* they make long prayers. These will receive a more severe* judgment.”