Matthew 23:6

They also love the most honorable places at suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

In Context

5And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.

7and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

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Cross References

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets,

Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

Romans 12:10in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another;

3 John 1:9I wrote to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the pre-eminence among them, receives us not.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13

The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →

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