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:

Tuilleadh leaganacha

King 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:

Luke 14:7 Tagairtí Cros

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.