Luke 14:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁷ Then Jesus told a parable to those who had been invited [i.e., the dinner guests at the Pharisee’s house. See verse 1] because He noticed how they were choosing places of honor [at the dinner table]. [So], He said to them,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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

⁷ 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)

⁷ 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

⁷ When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ 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

⁷ And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Luke 14:7 Cross References

Matthew 13:34

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds with parables. He did not say anything to them without using a parable.

Matthew 23:6

They love to recline at the head place at dinner tables [Note: This referred to the practice of lying down on their left side on a couch next to the dinner table, and leaning on their left elbow, while eating with their right hand], and to occupy the principal seats in the synagogues.

Luke 11:43

“It is too bad for you Pharisees! For you love [to occupy] the principal seats in the synagogues and [to receive special] greetings in the open shopping markets.

Luke 20:46

“Look out for the experts in the Law of Moses, who like to walk [around] in long [flowing] robes and love the special greetings they receive at the open shopping markets, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the head places at dinner tables.

Philippians 2:3

Do not do anything from rivalry or from empty conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourselves.

3 John 1:9

I wrote a letter to the church [there], but Diotrephes, who loves to be first [in importance] among the members [of the body there], does not receive us [i.e., he did not listen to or acknowledge the authority of us apostles].