Matthew 23:6

Matthew 23:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
• New International Version (NIV)they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
• New King James Version (NKJV)They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

Context of Matthew 23:6

4They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them. 5They do everything to be seen by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues, 7greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by people. 8“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers and sisters.

Matthew 23:6 word by word

φιλοῦσιν δὲ τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• loveφιλέωphileō · to loveG5368
• the uppermost roomsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the uppermost roomsπρωτοκλισίαprōtoklisia · place of honorG4411
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• feastsδεῖπνονdeipnon · dinnerG1173
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the chief seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαprōtokathedria · seat of honorG4410
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864

Cross-references for Matthew 23:6

• Matthew 20:21“What do you want?” he asked her. “Promise,” she said to him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right and the other on your left, in your kingdom.”
• Proverbs 25:6Don’t boast about yourself before the king, and don’t stand in the place of the great;
• Mark 12:38He also said in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who want greetings in the marketplaces,
• Luke 11:43“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
• Luke 14:7He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves:
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
• Romans 12:10Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Take the lead in honoring one another.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not show favoritism as you hold on to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive our authority.

Commentaries on Matthew 23:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The uppermost rooms at feasts - The word “rooms,” here, by no means expresses the meaning of the original. It would be correctly rendered the uppermost “places or couches” at feasts. To understand this, it is necessary to remark that the custom among the Jews was not to eat sitting, as we do, but reclining on couches. The table was made by “three” tables, raised like ours and placed so as to form a square, with a clear space in the midst, and one end…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6the chief seats in the synagogue: These were close to the Torah scrolls and faced the congregation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And love the uppermost rooms at feasts--The word "room" is now obsolete in the sense here intended. It should be "the uppermost place," that is, the place of highest honor. and the chief seats in the synagogues. See on Lu 14:7, 8.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 23:6

• Ambition
• Church
• Hypocrisy
• Pharisees
• Pride
• Satire
• Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Chief Seats
• Abase
• Banquet
• Bewray
• Devour
• Exalt
• Fill
• Gnat
• Ought
• Partaker

Commentaries on Matthew 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings