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, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them. 5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long. They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues 7and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’ 8But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

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 20:21He said to her, “What do you want?” She replied, “Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”
• Proverbs 25:6Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
• Mark 12:38In his teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces,
• Luke 11:43Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!
• Luke 14:7Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
• Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge 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