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 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.