Luke 14:7

New English Translation

Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

Cross References

Proverbs 25:7

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than to put you lower before a prince, whom your eyes have seen.

Proverbs 8:1

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

Matthew 13:34

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.

Matthew 23:6

They love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats in the synagogues and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces!

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Philippians 2:3

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

3 John 1:9

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.

Judges 14:12

Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.