Mark 12:39 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³⁹ and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets!

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ And [have] the front seats in the synagogues and the chief couches (places of honor) at feasts,

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

Common English Bible

³⁹ They long for places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ and to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues, and to have the first seats at feasts,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Mark 12:39 Cross References

Matthew 23:1

Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

Matthew 23:6

They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues

Mark 12:38

As he taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces

Mark 12:40

They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”