Mark 12:39
37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
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,
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
- KJV
- And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
- WEB
- and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,
- ASV
- and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:
- DARBY
- and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
- BLB
- and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at the suppers—
- ÅB
- og ha de øverste seter i synagogene og sitte øverst ved gjestebudene;
- OTB
- og ha de beste setene i synagogene og æresplassene ved festene.
- B1930
- og ha de øverste seter i synagogene og sitte øverst ved gjestebudene;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 2:2–3
For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
Read in context