And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
And he said unto them in his doctrine, х en (G1722) tee (G3588) didachee (G1322) autou (G846)] - rather, 'in His teaching;' implying that this was but a specimen of an extended discourse, which Matthew gives in full (Mark 2:3.) Luke says (Luke 20:45) this was "in the audience of all the people said unto his disciples." [The reading, 'unto them' - pros (G4314) autous (G846) - which Tischendorf adopts there is ill supported: Lachmann and Tregelles take the Received Text.]
Beware of the scribes, which love [or 'like' thelontoon (G2309 )] to go in long clothing (see the note at Matthew 23:5 ), and [love] salutations in the market-places,