Mark 12:39 - The Scriptures 2009

³⁹ and the best seats in the congregations, and the best places at feasts,

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

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

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

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

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

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Then יהושע spoke to the crowds and to His taught ones,

and they love the best place at feasts, and the best seats in the congregations,

And in His teaching He was saying to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and like greetings in the market-places,

who are devouring widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers. These shall receive greater judgment.”