Matthew 23:6
Matthew 23:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.
Matthew 23:4-7 The Message (MSG)
“Instead of giving you God’s Law as food and drink by which you can banquet on God, they package it in bundles of rules, loading you down like pack animals. They seem to take pleasure in watching you stagger under these loads, and wouldn’t think of lifting a finger to help. Their lives are perpetual fashion shows, embroidered prayer shawls one day and flowery prayers the next. They love to sit at the head table at church dinners, basking in the most prominent positions, preening in the radiance of public flattery, receiving honorary degrees, and getting called ‘Doctor’ and ‘Reverend.’
Matthew 23:6 King James Version (KJV)
and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues
Matthew 23:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues
Matthew 23:6 New Century Version (NCV)
Those Pharisees and teachers of the law love to have the most important seats at feasts and in the synagogues.
Matthew 23:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues
Matthew 23:6 New International Version (NIV)
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues
Matthew 23:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues
Matthew 23:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]