<p>12:38 <i>And in his teaching he said: Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and to have salutations in the marketplaces</i>- The Lord&rsquo;s reason for going to the market was to invite men to work in the vineyard and receive the penny of salvation (Mt. 20:3); and His people sitting in the markets sought to persuade others of the need to respond to the Gospel (Mt. 11:16). The Pharisees went to the markets to simply flaunt their external spirituality. Again, note how their behaviour was the very inversion of true spirituality.</p>