Matthew 23:6
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
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- 3 John 9 I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.
- Mark 12:38–39 In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces, and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
- Luke 11:43–45 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.” One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”