Matthew 23:6

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

Revised Version 1895

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 for to be seen of men: for they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

7and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Mark 12:38And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and to have salutations in the marketplaces,

Luke 14:7And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

Romans 12:10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another;

3 John 1:9I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

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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