Matthew 23:6

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge their fringes.

7And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:6Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.

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

Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Romans 12:10Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another.

3 John 1:9I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive 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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