Mark 12:39
And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
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- Jas 2:2-3 : 2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing, 3 And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
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