Matthew 23:6
and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
In Context
7and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as `Rabbi.'
Cross References
Mark 12:38Moreover in the course of His teaching He said, "Be on your guard against the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes and to be bowed to in places of public resort,
Luke 14:7Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,
Romans 12:10As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.
3 John 1:9I wrote to the Church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, refuses to listen to 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 →