Matthew 23:6
and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
In Context
7and salutations in the market-places, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Cross References
Proverbs 25:6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Mark 12:38And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,
Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,
Romans 12:10as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:
3 John 1:9I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place 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 →