Mar 12:38-39 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 12:38-39: 12:38-39 teachers of religious law: See 1:22 . The warning here is similar to the one against the Pharisees and Herod in 8:15 . The scribes broke the two greatest commands (12:30-31 ). They broke the first command by failing to love God and failing to reserve for him alone the reverence and adoration they sought for themselves. • Flowing robes were probably the garments worn by religious men; respectful greetings perhaps meant being called “Rabbi” (see Matt 23:7 ). The seats of honor were in the front of the synagogue facing the congregation.

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‏ Mark 12:38-39

Summary for Mark 12:38-39: 12:38-39 ^a teachers of religious law: See 1:22 ^b. The warning here is similar to the one against the Pharisees and Herod in 8:15 ^c. The scribes broke the two greatest commands (12:30-31 ^d). They broke the first command by failing to love God and failing to reserve for him alone the reverence and adoration they sought for themselves.

• Flowing robes were probably the garments worn by religious men; respectful greetings perhaps meant being called “Rabbi” (see Matt 23:7 ^e). The seats of honor were in the front of the synagogue facing the congregation.