And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.

喜爱筵席上的首座，会堂里的高位，

喜爱宴席上的首座、会堂里的高位，

喜爱宴席上的首座、会堂里的高位，

他们喜欢宴席中的上座和会堂里的首位。

他们喜欢筵席上的首位、会堂里的高位；

他们喜爱宴席中的上座和会堂里的首位，

喜愛筵席上的首座，會堂裏的高位，

喜愛宴席上的首座、會堂裏的高位，

喜愛宴席上的首座、會堂裏的高位，

他們喜歡宴席中的上座和會堂裡的首位。

他們喜歡筵席上的首位、會堂裡的高位；

他們喜愛筵席上的首座、會堂裏的首位、

他們喜愛宴席中的上座和會堂裡的首位，

好筵間首位、會堂高座、

喜席間上座、會堂高位、

喜席間上座、會堂高位、

宴則首座、會則高居、

they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;

They love to sit down in the place of honor at dinners. They also love to have the most important seats in the synagogues.

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

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

And they love the place of honor at banquets, and the seats of honor in the synagogues,

They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

They love the place of honor at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,

And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues

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

“ What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you love to sit in the seats of honor in the synagogues and receive respectful greetings as you walk in the marketplaces.Yes, what sorrow awaits you! For you are like hidden graves in a field. People walk over them without knowing the corruption they are stepping on.”“ Teacher,” said an expert in religious law,“ you have insulted us, too, in what you just said.”“ Yes,” said Jesus,“ what sorrow also awaits you experts in religious law! For you crush people with unbearable religious demands, and you never lift a finger to ease the burden.What sorrow awaits you! For you build monuments for the prophets your own ancestors killed long ago.But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!This is what God in his wisdom said about you:‘ I will send prophets and apostles to them, but they will kill some and persecute the others.’“ As a result, this generation will be held responsible for the murder of all God’s prophets from the creation of the world—from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, it will certainly be charged against this generation.“ What sorrow awaits you experts in religious law! For you remove the key to knowledge from the people. You don’t enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering.”As Jesus was leaving, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees became hostile and tried to provoke him with many questions.They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him.

Jesus also taught:“ Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one,“ You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”— well,doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?

(niv)

When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:“ When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you,‘ Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you,‘ Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (niv)

Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. (niv)

“ Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.” (niv)

Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;it is better for him to say to you,“ Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes (niv)

“ What is it you want?” he asked. She said,“ Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.” (niv)