Mark 12:39

and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the chief couches at feasts.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

38And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the Scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and love the salutation in the streets,

40They devour the houses of widows, under pretence that they prolong their prayers. These shall receive a greater condemnation.

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Cross References

James 2:2For if there come into your assembly a man with rings of gold or splendid garments, and there come in a poor man in sordid garments;

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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