Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at banquets, the best seats in the synagogues,

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5They do all their works to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries wide and the fringes of their garments long.

7greetings in the marketplaces, and when others call them ‘ Rabbi, Rabbi.’

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Cross References

Mark 12:38Jesus also said to them in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes and to receive greetings in the marketplaces

Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor for themselves, he told them a parable:

Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Take the lead in honoring one another.

3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first among them, does not acknowledge 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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