Mark 12:39

Murdock Translation

and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the chief couches at feasts.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the best seats

King James Version (1611)
And the chiefe seates in the Synagogues, and the vppermost roomes at feasts:

King James Version
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

English Standard Version
and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

New American Standard Bible
and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,

New Century Version
They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and at feasts.

Amplified Bible
and [they love] the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of distinction and honor at banquets,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Legacy Standard Bible
and best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Berean Standard Bible
and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Contemporary English Version
They like the front seats in the meeting places and the best seats at banquets.

Complete Jewish Bible
who like to have the best seats in the synagogues and take the places of honor at banquets,

Darby Translation
and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

Easy-to-Read Version
They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the chiefe seates in the Synagogues, and the first roumes at feastes,

George Lamsa Translation
And the front seats in the synagogues, and the head places at banquets;

Good News Translation
who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts.

Lexham English Bible
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

Literal Translation
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief couches in the dinners,

American Standard Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

Bible in Basic English
And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

Hebrew Names Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

International Standard Version
and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Etheridge Translation
and the chief seats in the congregations, and the head couches at suppers:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the chiefe seates in the congregations, and the vppermost rowmes at feastes,

English Revised Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

World English Bible
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
and to be saluted in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts: Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:

Weymouth's New Testament
and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues and at dinner parties,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and be salutid in chepyng, and sitte in synagogis in the firste chaieris, and the firste sittyng placis in soperis;

Update Bible Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

New English Translation
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

New King James Version
the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,

New Living Translation
And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

New Life Bible
They like to have the important seats in the places of worship and the important places at big suppers.

New Revised Standard
and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers:

Revised Standard Version
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and the chefe seates in the synagoges and to syt in the vppermost roumes at feastes

Young's Literal Translation
and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and syt gladly aboue in the synagoges and at the table:

Mace New Testament (1729)
and to have the first seats in their synagogues, and at their feasts:

Simplified Cowboy Version
They like it when people look up to them like they are all high and mighty.

Contextual Overview

³⁵ And as Jesus was teaching in the temple, he answered and said: How can the Scribes say, that Messiah is the son of David? ³⁶ For David himself saith, by the Holy Spirit: The Lord said to my Lord; Seat thyself on my right hand, until I place thy enemies as a footstool beneath thy feet. ³⁷ David therefore calleth him " My Lord;" and how is he his son? And all the multitude heard him with pleasure. ³⁸ And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the Scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and love the salutation in the streets, ³⁹ and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the chief couches at feasts. ⁴⁰ They devour the houses of widows, under pretence that they prolong their prayers. These shall receive a greater condemnation.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

James 2:2, James 2:3

Reciprocal: Matthew 6:2 - in the synagogues Matthew 23:6 - General Luke 11:43 - for Luke 14:7 - they Luke 20:46 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the chief seats in the synagogues,.... Where the rulers of the synagogue, and the elders of the people sat;

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And the uppermost rooms at feasts; or the first and chief places where they sat, or rather lay along at public entertainment;

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