Matthew 23:6
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And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,

Mark 12:39
And to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers:

Luke 11:43
Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

Luke 14:7
And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Luke 20:46
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts:

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And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,

Matthew 20:21 Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

Proverbs 25:6,7 Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. . . .

Mark 12:38,39 And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace, . . .

Luke 11:43 Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace.

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Luke 14:7-11 And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: . . .

Luke 20:46,47 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts: . . .

Romans 12:10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

James 2:1-4 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, with respect of persons. . . .

3 John 1:9 I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.

Context
Woes to Scribes and Pharisees
5And all their works they do for to be seen of men. For they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes. 6And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues, 7And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.…
Lexicon
They love
φιλοῦσιν (philousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5368: From philos; to be a friend to (an individual or an object), i.e. Have affection for; specially, to kiss.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

places of honor
πρωτοκλισίαν (prōtoklisian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4411: From protos and klisia; a reclining first at the dinner-bed, i.e. Preeminence at meals.

at
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

banquets,
δείπνοις (deipnois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1173: A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. From the same as dapane; dinner, i.e. The chief meal.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

chief seats
πρωτοκαθεδρίας (prōtokathedrias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4410: A chief (most honorable) seat. From protos and kathedra; a sitting first, i.e. Preeminence in council.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

synagogues,
συναγωγαῖς (synagōgais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4864: From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church.


Additional Translations
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

and they love the chief place at the banquets, and the first seats in the synagogues,

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

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

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

and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,

and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
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