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Mk 12:39a ... "And front seats in the synagogues, ..."

Verse 39 has 2 phrases and 10 dialog words. The 1st phrase has these 5 dialog words, ... kai prōtokathedrias en tais sunagōgais ("And front seats in the synagogues, ...").

The 5 dialog words are bottom up. The first two words "Kai prōtokathedrias" (and front seats) are tangent to the two gold triangles that are the signs of the special "front seats" before the top place where the Rabbi addresses the synagogue. The other two scribes are sitting in the bottom two seats (equilateral triangles) off to the sides of the front seats. The last 3 words "en tais sunagogais" (in the synagogues) are tangent to the equilateral triangle holding Jesus, the top arm of the synagogue.

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