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 Living Translation (NLT)And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.

Context of Matthew 23:6

4For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 7greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ 8But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren.

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 20:21And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”
• Proverbs 25:6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great;
• Mark 12:38Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
• Luke 11:43Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
• Luke 14:7So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:
• Luke 20:46“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,
• Romans 12:10Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;
• James 2:1My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.
• 3 John 1:9I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive 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