'Front' in the Bible

“Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

There in front of Him was a man whose body was swollen with fluid.

Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the front seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.