Matthew 23:6

They love the first couch at banquets, and the best seats in the synagogues,

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and they enlarge the borders of their garments.

7and greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’

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Cross References

Mark 12:38Then He said to them in His teaching, “Take heed of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and like greetings in the marketplaces,

Luke 14:7So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:

Romans 12:10Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves the preeminence over them, does 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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