And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | τέ té | G5037 | both or also (properly |
| love | φιλοῦσιν philousin | G5368 | to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural |
| the uppermost rooms | πρωτοκλισίαν prōtoklisian | G4411 | a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner… · noun — accusative singular feminine |
| at | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| feasts | δείπνοις deipnois | G1173 | dinner · noun — dative plural neuter |
| and | καὶ kai | G2532 | and · conjunction |
| the chief seats | πρωτοκαθεδρίας prōtokathedrias | G4410 | a sitting first (in the front row) · noun — accusative plural feminine |
| in | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| the synagogues | συναγωγαῖς sunagōgais | G4864 | an assemblage of persons · noun — dative plural feminine |
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And love the uppermost rooms at feasts--The word "room" is now obsolete in the sense here intended. It should be "the uppermost place," that is, the place of highest honor. and the chief seats in the synagogues. See on Luk 14:7-8.
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; an…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 23:1-12 Matthew 23:1-12 Mark 12:38-39 Luke 11:45-46 1. Then Jesus spoke to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2. Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses. 3. Observe and do, therefore, all things whatever they command you to observe; but do not according to their works; for they say and do not. 4. For they bind heavy and intolerable burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they refuse to touch them with their finger. 5. And they do all their works that they may be seen by men, and make their phylacteries broad, and wear large fringes on their robes, 6. And love the first places at entertainments, and the first seats in the synagogues, 7. And salutati…
Read the whole note in the consoleThe seats of honor in the synagogues were near the scrolls of the Torah and facing the congregation.
Seeing they thus make broad their phylacteries, and make them broad fringes, desiring to have glory of men, they are convicted also in other things; For they love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues.
It should be noted, that He does not forbid those to whom this belongs by right of rank to be saluted in the forum, or to sit or recline in the highest room; but those who unduly desire these things, whether they obtain them or not, these He enjoins the believers to shun as wicked.
For He rebukes not those who recline in the highest place, but those who love such places, blaming the will not the deed. For to no purpose does he humble himself in place who exalts himself in heart. For some vain men hearing that it was a commendable thing to seat himself in the lowest place, chooses so to do; and thus not only does not put away the vanity of his heart, but adds this additional vain ostentation of his humility, as one who would be thought righteous and humble. For many proud men take the lowest place in their bodies, but in haughtiness of heart think themselves to be seated among the highest; and there are many humble men who, placed among the highest, are inwardly in their own esteem among the lowest.
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