Matthew 23:6

And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, to be gazed at, by men,—for they make broad their amulets, and make large their fringes,

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

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:6Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;

Mark 12:38And, in his teaching, he was saying—Beware of the Scribes, who desire, in robes, to be walking about, and salutations in the markets,

Luke 14:7And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable,—observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them—

Romans 12:10In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;

3 John 1:9I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them—Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.

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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