for it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here! ’ than to demote you in plain view of a noble. ,
Luke 14:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they would choose the best places for themselves: Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now He told a parable to those who were invited, [when] He noticed how they were selecting the places of honor, saying to them, American Standard Version (1901) And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, Common English Bible When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them: |
for it is better for him to say to you, ‘Come up here! ’ than to demote you in plain view of a noble. ,
Doesn’t wisdom call out? Doesn’t understanding make her voice heard?
‘Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and he did not tell them anything without a parable,
They love the place of honour at banquets, the front seats in the synagogues,
‘Woe to you Pharisees! You love the front seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
‘Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honour at banquets.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive our authority.
‘Let me tell you a riddle,’ Samson said to them. ‘If you can explain it to me during the seven days of the feast and work it out, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.