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 make loads that are hard to carry and lay them on the shoulders of the people. However, they are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5“They do everything to attract people’s attention. They make their headbands large and the tassels on their shawls long. They love the place of honor at dinners and the front seats in synagogues. 7They love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have people call them Rabbi. 8But don’t make others call you Rabbi, because you have only one teacher, and you are all followers.

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. She said to him, “Promise that one of my sons will sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”
• Proverbs 25:6Do not brag about yourself in front of a king or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people,
• Mark 12:38As he taught, he said, “Watch out for the experts in Moses’ Teachings! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,
• Luke 11:43“How horrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to sit in the front seats in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.
• Luke 14:7Then Jesus noticed how the guests always chose the places of honor. So he used this illustration when he spoke to them:
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the experts in Moses’ Teachings! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces, to have the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at dinners.
• Romans 12:10Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by not favoring one person over another.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote a letter to the congregation. But Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, won’t accept us.

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