⁷ And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

⁴³ A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

⁹ I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

⁶ And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

³ Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;

¹⁸ Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

¹⁹ Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.

⁴⁶ Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

³⁸ And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,

³⁹ And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

³⁴ All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

² Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,

¹ Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?

¹² And Samson said, Now I have a hard question for you: if you are able to give me the answer before the seven days of the feast are over, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing;