Matthew 23:6 Cross References - DouayRheims

⁶ And they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues,

⁶ Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men. ⁷ For it is better that it should be said to thee: Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be humbled before the prince.

²¹ Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

³⁸ And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace, ³⁹ And to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers:

⁴³ Woe to you, Pharisees, because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace. ⁴⁴ Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware. ⁴⁵ And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also. ⁴⁶ But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷ Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸ Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers. For they indeed killed them: and you build their sepulchres. ⁴⁹ For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles: and some of them they will kill and persecute. ⁵⁰ That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, ⁵¹ From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea I say to you: It shall be required of this generation. ⁵² Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered in: and those that were entering in, you have hindered. ⁵³ And as he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him and to oppress his mouth about many things, ⁵⁴ Lying in wait for him and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.

⁷ And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: ⁸ When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him: ⁹ And he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man place. And then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. ¹⁰ But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the lowest place; that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee. ¹¹ Because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts: ⁴⁷ Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.

¹⁰ Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

¹ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, with respect of persons. ² For if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring, in fine apparel; and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire: ³ And you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him: Sit thou here well: but say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or: Sit under my footstool: ⁴ Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts?

⁹ I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, doth not receive us.