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Matthew 23:6

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

KJV

φιλοῦσιν δὲ τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς

Greek NT

Amant autem primos recubitus in cœnis, et primas cathedras in synagogis,

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δεῖπνον
deipnon
noun · 16×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πρωτοκαθεδρία
protokathedria
noun · 4×
πρωτοκλισία
protoklisia
noun · 5×
συναγωγή
sunagoge
noun · 56×
φιλέω
phileo
verb · 25×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: δὲ | RP: τε
  • δὲSBLGNT
  • δὲWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τεRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 3John 1:9 — I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
  • Jas 2:1 — My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
  • Luke 11:43 — Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
  • Luke 11:43 — Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
  • Luke 14:7 — And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
  • Luke 14:7 — And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
  • Luke 20:46 — Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
  • Mark 12:38 — And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
  • Prov 25:6 — Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: