Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Holman Bible
A Conservative Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,
American Standard Version
and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:
Amplified
An Understandable Version
and to occupy the principal seats in the synagogues and the head places at dinner tables.
Anderson New Testament
and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;
Bible in Basic English
And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
Common New Testament
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and to have the first seats in their synagogues, and at their feasts:
Darby Translation
and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
Godbey New Testament
and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first couches at the suppers.
Goodspeed New Testament
and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at dinners??40 men that eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get a far heavier sentence!"
John Wesley New Testament
and to be saluted in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts: Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:
Julia Smith Translation
And first seats in synagogues, and first place at tables in first meals:
King James 2000
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts:
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
Modern King James verseion
and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the chief seats in the synagogues, and to sit in the uppermost rooms at feasts,
Moffatt New Testament
to secure the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;
Montgomery New Testament
and seats of honor at dinner-parties;
NET Bible
and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
New Heart English Bible
and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
Noyes New Testament
and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;
Sawyer New Testament
and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;
The Emphasized Bible
And first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the first couch at suppers:
Twentieth Century New Testament
And to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.
Webster
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Weymouth New Testament
and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues and at dinner parties,
Williams New Testament
to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, to occupy the places of honor at banquets --
World English Bible
and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
Worrell New Testament
and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at the feasts;
Worsley New Testament
and the chief seats in the synagogues, and uppermost places at feasts;
Youngs Literal Translation
and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Exposes the hypocrisies of the scribes and pharisees (in jerusalem)
Satire » Of jesus against hypocrites
Interlinear
Protokathedria
Protoklisia
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 12:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning To Beware Of The Scribes
38 As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"
Names
Cross References
James 2:2-3
Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in.