Mark - 12:39

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39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 12:39.

Differing Translations

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And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:
And to sit in the first chairs, in the synagogues, and to have the highest places at suppers:
and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,
and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues and at dinner parties,
And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
and to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues, and to have the first seats at feasts,
and to have the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the chief seats in the synagogues,.... Where the rulers of the synagogue, and the elders of the people sat; See Gill on Matthew 23:6.
And the uppermost rooms at feasts; or the first and chief places where they sat, or rather lay along at public entertainment; See Gill on Matthew 23:6.

And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms--or positions.
at feasts--On this love of distinction, see on Luke 14:7; Matthew 6:5.

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