Matthew 23:6

And they love the first places at feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems.

7and greetings in the marketplace, and to be called Master by men.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:6Do not appear glorious before the king, and do not stand in the place of the great.

Mark 12:38And he said to them in his doctrine: “Beware of the scribes, who prefer to walk in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplace,

Luke 14:7Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Romans 12:10loving one another with fraternal charity, surpassing one another in honor:

3 John 1:9As it happens, I had written to the church. But Diotrephes, who loves to bear the highest rank among them, would not accept us.

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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