the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Matthew 23:6
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These men love to have the places of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues.
and love to sit vppermooste at feastes and to have the chefe seates in the synagoges
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"And they love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues,
Those Pharisees and teachers of the law love to have the most important seats at feasts and in the synagogues.
and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
"They love the place of distinction and honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues [those on the platform near the scrolls of the Law, facing the congregation],
and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues
and love the chief place at feasts, the chief seats in the synagogues,
And love the uppermost places at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
and love the best seats at a dinner party or in the synagogues,
And thei louen the first sittyng placis in soperis, and the first chaieris in synagogis;
and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
They love the best seats at banquets and the front seats in the meeting places.
and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,
they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
and love the chief place in feasts and the first seats in the synagogues,
and love the chief reclining-places at evening feasts, and the highest seats in synagogues,
And they love the highest couches at suppers and the highest seats in the synagogues,
And loue the vppermost roomes at feasts, and the chiefe seats in the Synagogues,
And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.
They like to have the important places at big suppers and the best seats in the Jewish places of worship.
They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
And loue the chiefe place at feastes, and to haue the chiefe seates in the assemblies,
And they like the chief places at feasts, and the front seats in the synagogues,
And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues,
And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,
and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues,
And loue the vppermost seates at feastes, and to syt in the chiefe place in councels,
They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;
They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,
and love the chief place at feasts, the chief seats in the synagogues,
And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
And they love the first couch in the suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues,
they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
and loue to syt vppermost at the table, and to haue the chefe seates in the synagoges,
they affect the uppermost place at feasts, the principal chair in the synagogues,
They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues
They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
They like the box seats at the rodeo and want to be the first in line at the chuckwagon.
"They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 20:21, Proverbs 25:6, Proverbs 25:7, Mark 12:38, Mark 12:39, Luke 11:43-54, Luke 14:7-11, Luke 20:46, Luke 20:47, Romans 12:10, James 2:1-4, 3 John 1:9
Reciprocal: Matthew 6:2 - in the synagogues Matthew 6:5 - for Luke 9:46 - General
Cross-References
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts,.... Or the first and chief places to sit, or lie down on, at ordinary meals, and especially at large entertainments, where the great ones sat, as in 1 Samuel 9:22 where Jarchi on the place observes, that by the manner of their sitting, it was known who was the greatest; and this the Scribes and Pharisees affected. With the Romans, the most honourable place was at the upper end of the table: some think it was more honourable to sit in the middle, but the master of the feast sat at the lower end; and to senior men, and who were venerable with age, or excelled in prudence and authority, the first sitting down, and the more honourable place, were given; and when the table was taken away, they used to rise first a: the middle place was the more honourable with the Numidians b, and so it seems to be with the Romans c, and also with the Jews; and this the Scribes and Pharisees loved, desired, sought for, and were pleased if they had not it. It is said d of Simeon ben Shetach, a noted Pharisee, about, or rather before the time of Christ, that having fled upon a certain account from king Jannai, he sent for him, and when he came,
"he sat himself between the king and the queen: the king said to him, why dost thou mock me? he replied to him, I do not mock thee, thou hast riches and I have learning, as it is written, "Wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence", Ecclesiastes 7:12. He said to him, but why dost thou "sit between the king and queen?" He replied, in the book of Ben Sira, it is written, "Exalt her and she shall promote thee, and cause thee to sit among princes." He ordered to give him a cup, that he might ask a blessing; he took the cup and said, blessed be the food that Jannai and his friends eat.''
Thus on account of their wisdom and learning, they thought they had a right to take the upper hand of kings themselves:
and the chief seats in the synagogues; for these were different; the seats of the senior men were turned towards the people, and the backs of them were towards the ark or chest, in which the holy books were put; and these seem to be what the Scribes and Pharisees coveted, that they might be in the full view of the people. And so says Maimonides e, "How do the people sit in the synagogues?"
"The elders sit, i.e. first, and their faces are towards the people, and their backs are to the temple, or holy place; and all the people sit in rows, and the faces of one row are to the backs of the row that is before them; so that the faces of all the people are to the holy place, and to the elders, and to the ark.''
a Alex. ab Alex. Genial Dier. l. 5. c. 21. b Sallust. Bell. Jugurth. p. 45. c Vid. Alstorph. de lect. vet. p. 117. Minut. Felix, p. 3, 4. d T. Hieros. Betacot, fol. 11. 2. Beresh. Rabba, sect. 91. fol. 78. 4. e Hilchot Tephilla, c. 11. sect. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The uppermost rooms at feasts - The word “rooms,” here, by no means expresses the meaning of the original. It would be correctly rendered the uppermost “places or couches” at feasts. To understand this, it is necessary to remark that the custom among the Jews was not to eat sitting, as we do, but reclining on couches. The table was made by “three” tables, raised like ours and placed so as to form a square, with a clear space in the midst, and one end quite open. Around these tables were placed cushions capable of containing three or more persons. On these the guests reclined, leaning on their left side, with their feet extended from the table, and so lying that the head of one naturally reclined on the bosom of another. To recline near to one in this manner denoted intimacy, and was what was meant by lying “in the bosom” of another, John 13:23; Luke 16:22-23. As the feet were extended “from” the table, and as they reclined instead of sitting, it was easy to approach the feet behind, and even unperceived. Thus, in Luke 7:37-38, while Jesus reclined in this manner, a woman that had been a sinner came to his feet “behind him,” and washed them with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. She stood on the outside of the couches. So our Saviour washed the feet of his disciples as they reclined on a couch in this manner, John 13:4-12. Whenever we read in the New Testament of “sitting” at meals, it always means reclining in this manner, and never sitting as we do. The chief seat, or the “uppermost” one, was the middle couch at the upper end of the table. This the Pharisees loved, as a post of honor or distinction.
Chief seats in the synagogues - The seats usually occupied by the elders of the synagogue, near the pulpit. The meaning is, they love a place of distinction. See the notes at Matthew 4:23.
