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Mark 12:39 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts, "

Mark 12:39

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37 Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

38 In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

39 and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,

40 those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

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Matthew 23:6

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"and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,"

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Luke 20:46

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"“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward."

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Ezra 7:17

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"Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem."

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"and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”"

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Mark 12:1

"He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country."

Mark 12:2

"When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard."

Mark 12:3

"They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty."

Mark 12:4

"Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated."

Mark 12:5

"Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some."

Mark 12:6

"Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’"

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