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20:45-47 Beware of the Scribes. Luke concludes the preceding "debates" with a warning about the hypocrisy of the scribes. Beware of the scribes. Although not all scribes deserved the following condemnation (cf. v. 39; Mark 12:34), the majority of them did (cf. Luke 11:45-53; 12:1). They walk . . . in long (ostentatious) robes (cf. note on Matt. 23:5); they love greetings and places of honor (cf. Luke 11:43; 14:7-8; notes on Matt. 23:6; 23:7). While doing this, they devour widows' houses (probably while serving as executors of their estates) and for a pretense make long prayers (cf. Matt. 6:5-6). As a consequence, they will receive the greater condemnation (cf. Matt. 23:13-36; Luke 11:37-52).