And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.
And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;