Mark 12:39

39 et in primis cathedris sedere in synagogis et primos discubitus in cenis

Mark 12:39 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:39

And the chief seats in the synagogues
Where the rulers of the synagogue, and the elders of the people sat; (See Gill on Matthew 23:6).

And the uppermost rooms at feasts;
or the first and chief places where they sat, or rather lay along at public entertainment; (See Gill on Matthew 23:6).

Mark 12:39 In-Context

37 ipse ergo David dicit eum Dominum et unde est filius eius et multa turba eum libenter audivit

38 et dicebat eis in doctrina sua cavete a scribis qui volunt in stolis ambulare et salutari in foro

39 et in primis cathedris sedere in synagogis et primos discubitus in cenis

40 qui devorant domos viduarum sub obtentu prolixae orationis hii accipient prolixius iudicium

41 et sedens Iesus contra gazofilacium aspiciebat quomodo turba iactaret aes in gazofilacium et multi divites iactabant multa