Luke 14:7

The Text-Critical English New Testament

When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor for themselves, he told them a parable:

Cross References

Matthew 13:34

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

Matthew 23:6

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

Luke 11:43

Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 20:46

“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing from selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility regard others as more important than yourselves.

3 John 1:9

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first, does not acknowledge us.