Mark 12:39
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Cross-references
James 2:3
Parallel
James 2:3 continues the scenario: showing partiality by offering a good seat — directly echoing the scribes' love for best seats.
Matthew 23:6
Parallel
Matthew 23:6 records the identical critique: scribes love the best seats in synagogues — a synoptic parallel to this verse.
Luke 11:43
Parallel
Luke 11:43 pronounces woe on Pharisees for loving the best seats — same teaching as here against seeking honor.
Luke 20:46
Parallel
Luke 20:46 repeats the warning about scribes loving best seats — the parallel account in Luke's Gospel.
Luke 14:7
Parallel
Luke 14:7 describes guests choosing places of honor — a parable about the same pride that motivates the scribes.
James 2:2
Parallel
James 2:2 gives a concrete example of giving the best seat to a rich man — the same favoritism Jesus condemns in the scribes.