6they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;


In Context

3 So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4 They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

5 "Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;

6 they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

7 they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

8 "But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.

Matthew 23:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:6and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:6and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:6they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:6And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,