Matthew 23:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 23:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 23:6 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 23:6 — KJV
“And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,”
— Matthew 23:6 (KJV)
Matthew 23:6 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 23:6
“And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:6: uppermost, rooms, feasts
“Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:6: love, rooms, feasts
“Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:6: love, uppermost, seats
“[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,] I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:6: love, chief
“[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Maschil: or, of instruction is inditing: Heb. boileth, or, bubbleth up”
Shares key themes with Matthew 23:6: love, chief
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