they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(A)

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And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

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(A)They love the [a]best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:6 Or place of honor

When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table,(A) he told them this parable:

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And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.

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Take the Lowly Place

So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them:

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“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

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When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

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“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him;

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