Mark 12:39

and seats of honor at dinner-parties;

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

38and in his teaching he said. "Look out for the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and to receive salutations in the street, and to have prominent places in the synagogues,

40they who consume the property of widows and make long, pretentious prayers. The greater shall their condemnation be."

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Cross References

James 2:2Suppose a man comes into your synagogue with a gold ring and dazzling clothes, and suppose a poor man comes in, also, in shabby clothes,

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:36-41

Christ the Son and Lord of David. 35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. 38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love… Read the whole commentary →

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