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John Gill
Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,.... And also the uppermost rooms at feasts, Matthew 23:6 and greetings in the market; [See comments on Matthew 23:6] and [See comments on Matthew 23:7].
Matthew Henry
In this chapter, I. Christ teaches his disciples to pray, and quickens and encourages them to be frequent, instant, and importunate in prayer, ver. 1-13. II. He fully answers the blasphemous imputation of the Pharisees, who charged him with casting out devils by virtue of a compact and confederacy with Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, and shows the absurdity and wickedness of it, ver. 14-26....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. They loved to be called Rabbi, learned Doctors of the law. Any title that made them appear great was very sweet to them.